I rennovated my kitchen about 6 years ago. Improvements I made that
have been especially helpful have been, under the counter lighting, a
flat-top stove with a double oven that I can label with braille and
find completely accessible -- and much easier to clean! --a microwave
with braille labels; an accessible kitchen timer that attaches to my
fridge (or the backyard grill, with a magnetic -- it talks and is
easy to set; pantry shelves with borders so that cans and boxes don't
fall off when I pull out the shelf to see what's there; a
refrigerator with water and ice dispensed from the door -- no more
spilled ice trays! -- and one of the best things for which I included
the price in my rennovation costs, an I.D.Mate. The I.D.Mate is not
the latest model, but it still works, and I absolutely love it!
I recently bought the IGrill app for my IPhone. You buy a digital
thermometer for it and then use the phone to set the
temperature. You insert the thermometer in whatever you are grilling
or cooking, and when the temperature is reached, it beeps. It is not
accessible yet, but the app maker says they are working on it and
it's a priority for them.
Meanwhile, the talking thermometer available at blind mice mart is
instantly readable and accessible as soon as one removes the food
from oven or grill, and I enjoy using it until the remote IGrill
thermometer becomes accessible.
Also the wonderful silicon potholders, and the set of 4 cutting matts
from Blind Mice Mart have been wonderful low-tech assistive devices.
HTH,
Penny
At 02:26 PM 8/4/2011, you wrote:
A talking bread machine, roaster, and other appliances would be nice.
Larger rings, like egg rings, for pancakes would also be nice.
Some way to better keep track of spices would be wonderful.
Clips for bags and sacks, especially ones that can handle the freezer for
bags of frozen vegetables and such, with clear markings on them (stars,
circles, triangles, large letters, etc) would be great. Magnets on these
would also facilitate storage on the side of a fridge.
That's what I can think of off the top of my head.
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [CnD] OT: Making your kitchen accessible??
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Hi,
I am working on a small project and hope you can help. We have been asked
to gather information on what items in a kitchen people who are blind would
like made accessible. We are interested in learning what in the kitchen you
would like made accessible and how- speech, braille,or large print etc.
If we can share ideas on this list, I hope after a few weeks to have a rich
collection of information to share.
Thanks in advance for your assistance, I look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers,
Cheryl
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