[nabs-l] blind cashiers/burger flippers

[Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.]

Hello Kurt and all,

Good for you I'm going for a job, even if there is some doubt that you may be able to do it.

I say this is one of many jobs you can get, so don't be disappointed if you don't get this one just yet.

I am sure you're fully capable of pulling your own in the industrial kitchen. However, one should realize that if she or he can make coffee for instance, it doesn't mean that she can work at Starbucks making coffee.

There's a great number of tools in a larger amount of ingredients used in making coffee in the day-to-day operations of the coffee shop. 

My coffee shop example would call for a blind person to become familiar with most if not all tools techniques and operations of the business.

This would come to me in the form of experience, or I could ask a close friend to describe in detail what happens in the coffee shop. Alternatively, I could go to a smaller establishment, and ask them to show me the ropes.
Kurt, you have an advantage here because the owner is a friend of the families, and they can show you the kitchen, the ingredients, and the workspace.
I say go for it, and see what happens.
Antonio


On Nov 15, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey, gang,
>  I know this e-mail might sound a bit odd, but here goes.  There's a
> good chance I'll be working at my local Macdonalds very shortly.  The
> owner (who is a fairly close family friend) is understandably, but I
> think unnecessarily, afraid of me potentially using any equipment that
> hasn't been specifically adapted for blind people.  I'll have to
> convince him I can really flip hamburgers and use a grill, but I think
> he's one of the people who will "get it" after a little education.
> Now, here are my questions to you.
>  Have any of you handled cash registers and credit card machines
> before and, if so, what kinds of techniques have you used to deal with
> credit cards?  I'm not really worried about organizing cash, but I'm
> thinking a regular, run-of-the-mill credit card machine might be a
> little tricky...not impossible, mind, but tricky.  Have any of you
> used any "accessible" credit card machines in already established
> restaurants?
>  Also...if any of you have any tips on how I can best convince my
> managers that I really can cook safely, even in a back room industrial
> kitchen like Macdonalds, that'd be appreciated.  I have no doubt I can
> do it; what I don't know how to do, I'll be able to learn.  Still, I'm
> thinking convincing the people I work with that I'll be safe is
> another beast entirely.  Thoughts?
>  Best,
> Kirt
> 
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