Blind Ambitions ; Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind Students Learn to Cook with Help From Staff, On-Site Workspaces and an Array of Carefully Chosen or Specially Designed Tools and Appliances.

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › June 20, 2008

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Most people don't think twice about simple kitchen tasks like chopping an onion or setting an oven timer. If you can't see, however, such basic jobs can be nearly impossible to perform -- if not downright dangerous.

But throw in a talking microwave, a Braille kitchen timer, a George Foreman grill and a safety spatula -- along with some specialized instruction -- and now you're cooking.

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Blind Ambitions ; Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind Students Learn to Cook with Help From Staff, On-Site Workspaces and an Array of Carefully Chosen or Specially Designed Tools and Appliances.

Jeremy Levy has taken advantage of specialized equipment and a program at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind to learn how to cook for himself.

"I love to listen to cooking shows," said the 20-year-old, who will live on his own when he turns 21 next year.

Levy's instructor is Loretta Finegan-Nelson, the lead transition teacher at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, wh...

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