[Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision

[Karen Latimer]

Couldn't some of this be mitigated with just a cut-proof glove on the
non-dominant hand?

On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 5:47 AM Karen McCall <K4mccall at outlook.com> wrote:


> I use both knives and a mandolin. I went to a local restaurant cooking

> evening where I was taught how to use a knife correctly. I feel a lot safer

> now when cutting things versus using the mandolin. I use the mandolin with

> a “cut proof glove” which works well.

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> Not sure if they are equal. Not sure how to cut a cabbage with a mandolin?

> Haven’t tried. As someone who uses both, they have different purposes in

> the kitchen.

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> I think this would require a modification to the course. How do you cut

> meat with a mandolin? I would think you have to have knife skills for

> several thing.

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> Cheers, Karen

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> 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.

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

> wrote:

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> 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.

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>

> 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?

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> 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.

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> Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance.

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> Thank you!

>

> NJ

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