Jay Lee Seung-jae, 13, Hong Kong International School
In my opinion, the most important human sense after sight is the sense of smell. The special characteristic of spices is the exquisite scent of each individual spice. So the one way blind people would be able to distinguish one spice from another is by smell.
These days, in American supermarkets, they have special gadgets that emit a strong aroma of a certain type of food. The bakery section would have the smell of baking bread, and so on. This is an admirable idea and should be used for blind people to find a spice on the spice rack. We should put special perfumes on the jars of spices, each with their special smell. People would be able to distinguish the spice by lifting up the jar and giving it a sniff. This is the best way for blind people to use a spice rack.
Gabrielle Ho, 14, St Stephen's Girls' College
I have four ideas. First, put Braille labels on the containers. Also, different sizes of containers for the spices could make it simpler for a blind person to recognise them.
Second, although it might be costly, electronic containers could be installed into the rack. A person could press a button and it would say the name of the spice.
Third, I would add a scratch and sniff label. Since many blind people rely on their sense of smell, this could let them find the spice by its scent. I would keep the number of spices to a minimum. Some spices that are not commonly used would not be included as it may cause confusion and waste space.