Buffets Are Not My Favorites

No!  They are not but sometimes I am unable to avoid them and that's because there are functions where they are present.

 

For me as a blind person, buffets are often a frustration for the following reasons.

I have problems knowing what foods are being offered if there is no one to help me. 

I need help to serve myself. 

I need to ensure that my plate is not overloaded.

I need assistance to find my way back to my table.

In the normal scheme of things, sighted persons can scan a buffet table and decide what they wish to take but for me, I have to depend on sighted assistance to tell me what is there one dish at a time and this often leads to my plate being full long before I get to the end of the table.

 

If I need to attend a buffet, I always do my best to ensure that I have a sighted person with me when I line up for the buffet.  If you would like to learn more about how blind persons interact with buffets, then you can visit www.afb.org.

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day and urging you to go out there and help others to understand how blind persons interact with buffet tables.