{"id":8873,"date":"2022-05-19T08:57:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T07:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?p=8873"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:51:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:51:50","slug":"kevins-plan-for-the-perfect-cuppa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/kevins-plan-for-the-perfect-cuppa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin\u2019s plan for the perfect cuppa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Making yourself a mug of tea is one of life\u2019s great joys. For Kevin, who\u2019s deafblind, being able to do this wasn\u2019t always straightforward. Over the course of a year, he\u2019s been supported to make himself the perfect cuppa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi, I\u2019m Kevin and I\u2019ve been supported by Sense for about 14 years; I really like it. I\u2019m deafblind so I get support with lots of different parts of my day \u2013 from getting ready in the morning to going out on day trips across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m 59 years old and I\u2019ve collected a lot of hobbies over the years! My time is filled with photography, listening to the football (especially when Arsenal are playing) or helping out around the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I keep busy, but I like to know that I\u2019ll have time for a tea. My support worker, Catherine, has shown me how to make myself a cuppa, which took some time to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think the best time to have a hot drink is at about 2 o\u2019clock in the afternoon, so I usually head to the kitchen around then. Making a cup of tea takes a bit of extra planning when you\u2019re blind. Catherine and I have been perfecting the process for months to get it just right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, I\u2019m guided to the fridge where I can find my milk. Then I go to the cupboards where the mugs and spoons live. I take this to my one-mug kettle, which I can use myself. The mug goes under the kettle, and, with the press of a button, it\u2019s filled up with just enough water. This is a lot safer for anyone with a visual impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After I stir in the milk, all that is left is for me to be guided back to the fridge to put the milk away. Then I can sit down in my favourite seat and enjoy. A cup of tea that I\u2019ve made myself tastes different to one that\u2019s been made for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If I\u2019m having biscuits with my tea then I\u2019ll definitely choose chocolate ones \u2013 those are my favourite, no question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s great being able to do things for myself in the kitchen. After every meal, I help with the washing up, then Catherine and I will put things away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a garden here and I like to get involved with the gardening. I\u2019m one of those people that likes to feel useful. If I\u2019m not outside gardening I might be in the office with the team. I\u2019ll help answering the phones or with the shredding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s still loads of time for me to get out and keep up with my hobbies. The best days are when there\u2019s a truck show on, or if we go out to a car showroom. I go to these places all the time; I really like trucks and motors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve got photographs of me with tractors in Norfolk, NASA space rockets in America and at the London Transport Museum. My room is fitted with a talking tile, which gives me an audio description of these photographs, which are up on my bedroom wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I use a similar process for my photography. I go out with my camera; someone describes the scene to me and then I\u2019ll take the pictures. Getting out and about is important to me. I like living here because I get these opportunities to keep up with my hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that talk about tea \u2013 now that we’re finished talking, I\u2019m going straight to the kitchen to make myself a cup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feeling inspired or also craving for a refreshing cuppa? Check out our delicious fundraising event, Sensational Tea Party<\/a>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Making a cup of tea takes a bit of extra planning when you\u2019re blind. Kevin talks us through his process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"display_author":[229],"class_list":["post-8873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","display_author-kevin"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8873"},{"taxonomy":"display_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/display_author?post=8873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}