Sue Shannon, an occupational therapist at Perkins School for the Blind, describes some of the challenges faced by students who are blind in learning mealtime skills. It focuses on and provides video demonstrations of effective strategies for teaching the skills of pouring, serving, utensil use and cutting.
The presentation shows different techniques for each skill and the adaptations for students at different levels of learning. Shannon's book, Help Yourself: Mealtime Skills for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, is available in the Perkins Products store.