Basic pastry training and outputs given to disabled individuals

Gastronomy is a science that combines the concept of food and culture. As a result of Turkey's geographical location, its climatic diversity and its hosting of many cultures, it has gained diversity in culinary culture through its cultural interaction. Disabilities; congenital or post-any illness or accidental bodily, mental, spiritual, sensory, social skills, varying degrees of lost people who are unable to comply with the requirements of normal life. The number of persons with disabilities is about 10% of the world's population and about 12% in Turkey. The disabled are among the disadvantaged sections of society, and the main problem for the disabled is education. Education for individuals with disabilities is provided by rehabilitation centers. The purpose of individuals who receive training in rehabilitation centers is to sustain their lives without needing anyone. For disabled individuals to gain a place in society and socialize, the trainings they receive in rehabilitation centers are not sufficient. To be an example of rehabilitation centers throughout Turkey; With the support of the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts of Gaziantep University, a kitchen workshop was designed under the name of "unobstructed individual unobstructed kitchen". This kitchen workshop in Gaziantep, Şahinbey special education and Rehabilitation Center in order to be an example of "disabled individual disabled Kitchen" workshop was established. Mild mental retardation (MR) (Down syndrome, intellectual disability), pervasive developmental disorder (autism, aspergel, etc.)) and 8 volunteer students diagnosed with specific learning disabilities were given 6 months of basic pastry training. At the end of this training, disabled individuals were made to feel more comfortable, confident, conscious and free. We have achieved our goal of taking the lives of disabled people out of a routine and touching their lives to add color, increase their self-confidence, improve their hand skills, and increase belief in success by making them feel that they can do something. Social awareness has been created by proving that not only disabled individuals but also their families and the community can achieve many things with their support. KeyWords: Disabled, Individuals, Gastronomy, Rehabilitation