[Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision

[Robert Spangler]

Hello, I don't know what a mandolin is, but I use knives in my kitchen all
the time and I'm totally blind.  I'm always chopping up onions, peppers,
whatever I want to put in my casseroles.  I've had several people observe
me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being
a valuable learning experience for them.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand <normajean.brand at hccs.edu>
wrote:


> Hello Hive!

>

> I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a

> mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an

> accommodation. I’ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who

> successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation

> for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who

> were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking

> shows, is Christine Ha.

>

>

>

> I do understand that each person’s experience with their vision is

> different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the

> risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the

> mandolin, which other students wouldn’t have access to, be an alteration of

> the essential course objectives?

>

>

>

> In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also

> what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty.

>

>

>

> Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance.

>

>

>

> Thank you!

>

> NJ

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