Cooking blind with talking tech

Masseuse Rosie Wong, who is blind, uses "talking" kitchen gadgets so she can cook safely. More special needs people like her are using assistive technologies to live more independently

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Assistive or inclusive technologies are helping those with special needs live more independent lives.
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Madam Rosie Wong, 70, whips up dinner for herself and her husband almost every night - and she is blind.

Cooking is not difficult though, she says, something which she credits not to personal talent, but to her "talking" kitchen gadgets.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 26, 2019, with the headline Cooking blind with talking tech. Subscribe