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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi, Dan, the NFB store still doesn’t have their catalog online, but they would be very willing to tell you what they have if you give them a call. I know they do have at least one kitchen scale. I was thinking about calling myself because I think my scale is about to give it up. It’s at least 15 years old so I guess I can’t blame it. (smile!) Anyway, the main number for the NFB is <span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>410-659-9314.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Charlene</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFB-InTheKitchen <nfb-inthekitchen-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Regina Mitchell<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 8, 2022 6:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB In The Kitchen <nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] Accessible Food Scale<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none white 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important'><div style='border:none white 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Dan <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is Chef Regina. Thank you for your inquiry on a talking food scale. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is a link from Maxi Aides, a supplier of blind and low vision aides for a talking food scale:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vox-2 Talking Kitchen Scale<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none white 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important'><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.maxiaids.com/vox-2-talking-kitchen-scale" target="_blank">https://www.maxiaids.com/vox-2-talking-kitchen-scale</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none white 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0)!important'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Details:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Instantly know the weight without having to view the scale display! </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>The Vox-2 Talking Kitchen Scale will announce the weight of food or other items in your preferred language (English, German, French, and Spanish), as well as your choice of grams or pounds/ounces. Weigh up to 11 lbs. (5 kg) in 0.1 oz (1 g) increments. </span><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>This easy-to-use, ergonomic big button scale was designed with the visually impaired in mind.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>SKU : 551870. $45.90</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Here is another link to the top 3 kitchen Food Scales from Everyday Sight </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><a href="https://www.everydaysight.com/talking-kitchen-scales/">https://www.everydaysight.com/talking-kitchen-scales/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>I do hope you find a food scale to fit your needs. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Dan, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Often all we need to step back in the kitchen is a little inspiration, a few basic tools and a doable recipe to build confidence and independence. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'> I hold cooking classes via zoom on the first and second Wednesday of the month at 4:30pm PST as well as a few other blind cooks who also have cooking classes and discussions groups. These sessions may help to strengthen your confidence and provide some basic skills to move forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Should you or anyone else be interested please reply and we will forward the links when classes are in session. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Take care <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'>Happy Cooking <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F9F9F9'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:.05in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, May 7, 2022 at 9:17 PM <<a href="mailto:w3explorer@gmail.com" target="_blank">w3explorer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I’m not really a cook, as my wife is sighted and loves to cook. I couldn’t possibly compete with her in the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>However, I’m a diabetic and want to control my portion sizes, especially when my wife is not at home and I have no one to read a scale for me. I thought this might be a good place to ask for a suggestion for a talking food scale that would be useful to both my wife and I.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank You,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dan<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-InTheKitchen mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-InTheKitchen@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-InTheKitchen@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-inthekitchen_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-inthekitchen_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-InTheKitchen:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-inthekitchen_nfbnet.org/chefrdm%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-inthekitchen_nfbnet.org/chefrdm%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kindly, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regina Mitchell</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Nevada </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Board of Directors | Scholarship Committee Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://nfbnevada.org" target="_blank">nfbnevada.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Blindconnect Angela's House Mobility Training Center</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Culinary Program, Chef Instructor | Board of Directors</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://blindconnect.org" target="_blank">blindconnect.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>