• Attach lights to the underside of cabinets to increase task light in work area. Incandescent light is usually better than fluorescent light. Do not create glare.
• Gooseneck lamps can be used to see food that is being prepared or cooked. To avoid glare place lamp below eye level.
• Use special aids for the kitchen:
  • Large Print Kitchen timer.
  • Cutting board with a black side and a white side to enhance contrast while cutting.
  • Special measuring cups that enhance contrast or have large print markings.
  • Use a knife with adjustable slicing guide to make easy and safe cuts.
  • Use an audible liquid level guide when pouring liquids.
• Label grocery products as soon as they are brought home from the grocery store. Products can be labeled with large white address labels using black marker. Braille labels can be made or a personal code can be created using various numbers of rubber bands around the products.
• Organize shelves systematically and place products in alphabetical order.
• Organize kitchen drawers.
• Put pots, ice cube trays or containers that contain liquids on a rimmed cookie sheet to avoid spills when moving these pots or containers.
• To judge liquid levels, use pots or containers with a white interior to see dark colored liquids or pots and containers with a dark interior to see light colored liquids.
• Have a storage system for location of food in pantry or refrigerator.
• To identify the markings of the microwave, stove, refrigerator or thermostat:
  • Mark the dials with raised orange or clear stick-on dots.
  • Use additional lighting in the form of a lamp or flashlight.
  • Use a lighted hand magnifier or a stick on magnifier over these dials.
  • Learn to listen or feel for the “clicks” of various settings.
• Use an audible meat thermometer or use a thermometer with raised marks to test if meat is done. Time your cooking with a large print Kitchen timer.
• To avoid getting burned, get in the habit of shutting the burner off before removing food. Hold hand well above a burner to check if the burner is warm. Know the off position of the stove knobs.
• Do not wear loose clothes with long sleeves that could catch on fire.
• Turn pan handles inward from the stove or counter edge.
• Use Corel or plastic dishes if you are concerned about broken glass.
• Set a timer or turn on a light as a reminder that the stove or oven is on.
• Use oven mitts that cover the arm up to the elbow when removing food from the oven.

Set plates on a contrasting table cloth or placemat in order to see the edge of your plate more easily.

Eating

• Use dishes that have a dark side and a light side to provide contrast to your food.
• Set plates on a contrasting table cloth or placemat.
• Do not use heavily decorated plates as food becomes difficult to identify.
• Do not use clear glasses or dishes as they are invisible. Enhance contrast between the food and the dish or cup. For example, use a white cup when pouring coffee. Place the white cup on a dark mat rather than on a white or light colored counter or table.
• Place a gooseneck lamp over your plate. Use portable lighting in restaurants. Increased overhead lighting may cause glare.
• Have a system for placing the food on the plate, for example, meat at 6:00 o’clock, potatoes at 9:00 o’clock and vegetables at 3:00 o’clock.
• Use plates that have a rim to avoid spilling food on the table.
• Use a pusher, such as a piece of bread, to place food on spoon or fork.
• Eat food inward from the edge of the plate to avoid pushing food on the table.