Cooking in the Dark - PBS Special Series
Ron Sherman (AWS, Splunk, ITIL)
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I was watching a special PBS series that made quite an impression of me. It is called "Cooking in the Dark", which has a double meaning. First, it talks about that we really don't know or consider where our food that we buy comes from. Secondly, the hostess of this series (Claudia Folska) is blind, and it gives you things to think about in the challenges of preparing food. Claudia Folska is also a board member of Denver's Public Transit - RTD.
Being blind, she has extra awareness in using her other senses for cooking (i.e, smell and taste). For me, this show also points out shortcomings in our modern day technology. For example, most of our appliances come with a flat control panel, such as microwaves, dishwashers, and cell phones. No longer having buttons or switches makes it much more difficult for those who are sight impaired to use these items. In Claudia's case, she has added velcro pieces next to the various buttons to find them.
Another good example is with money. While it is easy to detect most coins, paper money is a big challenge. While there is much talk around changing the faces on the $10 and/or $20 bills, our Department of the Treasury really needs to consider using raised numbers on the bills. Otherwise, just think how easy it is to cheat people who cannot see the monetary value of bill!
My message to you, is to have an extra awareness when you are creating new products and/or services, in making them more accessible to others. To view the "Cooking in the Dark" series, go to: https://video.rmpbs.org/show/rmpbs-specials/
Legal/Administrative Assistant Blanchard Law Firm
7 年what a fresh idea.
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7 年Very intriguing question. How blind people do the cooking? Cooking in the dark is another challenge. Most of the source of heating have its own illumination. But if anyone is blind, the matter is serious. Induction ovens do not have any illumination. The idea of putting Velcro pieces next to touch screen buttons is innovative. How visually impaired people use computers? So groups may be already having solution. Regards