[nabs-l] Fwd: Reminder-Upcoming Seminars: NO COOK Cooking! and Going Ape for Apps-Hot New Accessible Apps for Your iDevice

[David Andrews]

And ..... we also have list for blind cooks on 
nfbnet.org.  To join either go to:

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-cooks_nfbnet.org

or send e-mail to blind-cooks-request at nfbnet.org 
and put the word subscribe in the subject line.

Dave

At 07:09 PM 7/19/2011, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>To be fair to Hadley, I subscribe to a mainstream cooking E-newsletter (
>busycooks.about.com
>) and this week's issue was all about no-cook recipes, frozen
>desserts, and other ways to stay cool in the kitchen during the
>summer. So I think this is just a seasonal thing.
>By the way, I would highly recommend the BusyCooks website, especially
>if you are just learning to cook. They have a lot of great
>five-ingredient recipes (which save money as well as time) and other
>cooking shortcuts.
>
>Arielle
>
>On 7/19/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Joeseph,
> > Actually, I found this fine. I want to attend a hadley webinar  but that
> > time doesn't work for me.
> > Maybe they are archived; the wording of it says its summer and they want to
> > talk about food prep that doesn't require a hot kitchen.
> > Also it says whether
> > you are preparing for yourself or to impress guests.
> > So therefore they are assuming that you will 
> prepare for yourself, family or
> > friends; whatever you need to do.
> > Hadley targets many many people including 
> teachers of the blind and visually
> > impaired; newly blind adults and those blind from birth.
> > I take it that this is an overview of cooking ideas and recipies. Its
> > probably something basic that most could follow from the novice cook to the
> > advanced cook who wants something simple.
> > I didn't find it offensive at all; I think we read more into things
> > sometimes. It does say they will discuss
> > tips for people with visual impairments; I know NFB people don't like
> > adaptive techniques sometimes, so you can take it or leave it. But
> > we do need adaptive techniques and a newly 
> blind person may not know what to
> > do.
> > Many blind cooks use a tray or something to put their  pots and pans and
> > bowls on while preparing food so any spills fall on the tray and its easier
> > to clean up. Some blind people use liquid level indicators  to know
> > when their cup is full of the desired liquid. 
> More often people use a finger
> > to fill the bowl/cup or judge by sound.  But for those who can't or don't
> > want to use their finger, the liquid level indicator
> > is an option.
> > We often use the sense of touch instead of 
> seeing to know the consistency of
> > food and keep tabs on what we are doing.
> > So those are adaptive techniques.  Anyone may want simple cold food
> > recipies; Hadley just decided to target it to blind people.
> > However I do agree a sixty minute seminar is too short to cover such a
> > topic. But I guess that is all the time they had.  Well, anyone who attends
> > can judge afterward.
> >
> > Ashley
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: T. Joseph Carter
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 3:10 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: Reminder-Upcoming Seminars: NO COOK Cooking! and
> > Going Ape for Apps-Hot New Accessible Apps for Your iDevice
> >
> > I’m of two minds on this, perhaps I’m being overly sensitive.
> >
> > First, there’s the notion of a seminar for preparing food without
> > cooking it.  Where do I begin?  Let’s start with the seminar itself:
> > Most sighted people would never expect a seminar to teach them how to
> > follow a recipe.  Either you can or you don’t have the requisite
> > skills to do it.  If you don’t have the skills, I’m not sure how a 60
> > minute webcast is going to help you get them.  A list of recipes
> > should suffice, and indeed our own Braille Monitor publishes recipes
> > (though not often the no-cooking variety) with the assumption that
> > fellow blind readers can follow them if they are so inclined.
> >
> > Then there’s the no cooking aspect.  Inherently in this is the
> > unavoidable assumption that the blind cannot or should not be cooking
> > food.  Any of you who live alone doubtlessly have SOME food prep
> > skill, even if you’ve never learned to "cook" as such, and your skill
> > mostly consists of using a microwave and boiling water.
> >
> > But as I said, perhaps I am being overly sensitive.  The seminar
> > format could allow for suggestions for improving the recipes a bit
> > (in which case an hour seems too short for more than maybe two or
> > three recipes), so maybe that’s what they’ve got in mind.  Possibly
> > the no-cook aspect has more to do with the idea that it’s summer and
> > you don’t want to spend a lot of time in a hot kitchen—or that you
> > would prefer cold foods to hot ones at this time of the year.  Or
> > perhaps they are targeting this to college students who live on
> > campus and don’t have the means to cook in any traditional way.
> >
> > Or maybe, it’s because we’re blind.
> >
> > Joseph - KF7QZC
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 01:17:55PM -0500, David Andrews wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>Seminars at Hadley Presents: NO COOK Cooking!
> >>>
> >>>Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
> >>>Time: 10 AM CDT, 15:00 GMT
> >>>
> >>>Keep your cool! It may be hot outside, but no need to get out of the
> >>>kitchen. There are lots of NO COOK recipes to choose from whether
> >>>preparing a simple, fast meal for yourself or something to impress guests.
> >>>
> >>>Panelists Patti Jacobson, Linn Sorge and Goldie Tarr will discuss their
> >>>favorite NO COOK recipes, adding “cool† food preparation tips that
> >>>work for the cook with a visual impairment.
> >>>
> >>>Moderator Dawn Turco will add a few of her favorites as we build a
> >>>resource and recipe list during this 60 minute seminar. Consider adding
> >>>your favorite recipe, too!
> >>>
> >>>Space in this seminar is limited. Please only register if you know you are
> >>>
> >>>available to attend so that others are not closed out. To register for NO
> >>>COOK Cooking! on July 20, follow this link:
> >>>http://hadley.edu/seminar_detail.asp?sid=94
> >>>
> >>>Seminars at Hadley Presents: Going Ape for Apps-How New Accessible Apps for
> >>>Your iDevice
> >>>
> >>>Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011
> >>>Time: 6 PM CDT, 23:00 GMT
> >>>
> >>>Apps for money identification, apps for GPS, apps for bar code reading,
> >>>apps for color identification, and apps for games. If you have an idevice
> >>>(iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch), you are bombarded with thousands of apps
> >>>available for your device. Are you overwhelmed with the number of apps
> >>>available for your idevice? Do you want to know more about the app before
> >>>you download it to your device, such as features and accessibility? Are
> >>>you confused about how to locate and download an app to your idevice?
> >>>
> >>>Join Seminars at Hadley as Hadley Instructor Amy Salmon and Korey Singleton,
> >>>Assistive Technology Initiative Manager for George Mason University
> >>>provide a list of the top accessible apps for your idevices, explain how
> >>>to check an app for accessibility and features, and provide step-by-step
> >>>instructions on how to locate and download an app to your idevice.
> >>>
> >>>This 60 minute open discussion seminar will be moderated by Hadley
> >>>Outreach Coordinator Billy Brookshire. A question and answer session will
> >>>be included as part of the seminar.
> >>>
> >>>Space in this seminar is limited. Please only register if you know you are
> >>>
> >>>available to attend so that others are not closed out. To register for
> >>>Going Ape for Apps on July 21, follow this link:
> >>>http://hadley.edu/seminar_detail.asp?sid=95
> >>>
> >>>This message was sent to Dandrews at visi.com from:
> >>>The Hadley School for the Blind | 700 Elm St.  | Winnetka, IL 60093