How I Identify Fruits

Not too difficult for a blind person if you take a moment to think about it.  I use my senses of smell, touch, and taste. 

 The first thing in the identification process for me is to touch the fruit.  Bananas are different in touch from apples and in turn, apples feel differently to oranges, pears, peaches, and so on.  Grapes, strawberries, berries, and cherries are smaller so there is no problem here.  Grapes are shaped differently to strawberries, and cherries are somewhat similar to berries in shape so here is where I need to use my sense of taste if I am not sure.  Blue berries and black berries may become a problem for me but my sense of taste often wins out.

 

What I am trying to say is this:  For blind persons, the identification of fruits is not a problem.  Every fruit has its own unique smell and feel and believe it or not, many sighted persons often use their senses to help them along without even being aware of it. 

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day.  To learn more about how blind persons go about identifying fruits plus more, visit www.acb.org.