Chef and educator Debra Erickson, founder of The Blind Kitchen, shares how vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa led her from culinary school to building a resource hub for blind and low-vision cooks. She discusses adaptive tools, smart safety strategies, and the freedom that comes when cooking feels possible again for kids, teens, and adults.

You'll hear practical ideas for building kitchen confidence, from simple nonvisual techniques like keeping a sink of soapy water ready, to tools such as work trays, cut gloves, and predictable setups for blind cooks. Debra shares ways families can support young children learning to help in the kitchen, how teens and adults move from fear to independence, and why step-by-step exposure to tools and heat builds real skills over time.

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Episode ID: 1000741864821

GUID: 6a34d4cc-a9ac-4902-8b09-412b685b7187

Release Date: 18/12/2025, 21:30:00