[NFB-Talk] Food for Thought: Does Blindness-specific Content Still have a Place in Cooking or Home Management

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Subject: [NFB-Talk] Food for Thought: Does Blindness-specific Content Still
have a Place in Cooking or Home Management

 

Just the other day, I received a small air fryer thanks to a drawing from
National Braille Press. This got me thinking about a burning question that
comes into my head periodically.

 

I was looking at the various cooking titles on NLS Bard, and I found many
mainstream cookbooks, as well as at least a couple of blindness-specific
titles.

 

When it comes to organization and home management, I see the same trends.

 

I get much out of these titles, and I ask: Is there still a need for
blindness-specific content in these areas?

 

For instance, when I read in a mainstream book about how to keep the home
clean, I realize that I've been doing that for a long time. I know that it's
common sense to leave a clear walking path through the home. I also know
that you don't have to see to know your bed is made.

 

For cooking, most of us can read and follow a recipe, whether it's in
Braille, on a recorded cookbook, or from an app or web site. Most of us know
how to clean up and take care of dirty dishes. I found 4 books on Bard about
air fryers, and some others on audio book sites outside of the blindness
community.

 

So here's my burning question. Is there still a need for blindness-specific
content, such as books or podcasts, in these areas? If there is, what could
this kind of content cover? Maybe there's stuff out there that I don't know
about. If there is, where does one find it? Any thoughts? Thanks.

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