| lkf725, I know you have food allergies yourself, but nevertheless, your comment "Not to be harsh, but people with a "food disability" need to learn how to get along in the real world" is a little bit of an oversimplification. My son is allergic to soy and peanuts. He has not yet had an anaphylactic reaction (although his reactions are pretty severe) but his soy allergy is quite serious. He keeps an epi-pen with him at all times, but soy has become so ubiquitous in our food supply that it is nearly impossible to avoid. His only safe place to eat is in our home -- but realistically, he has to leave here someday. College should be a place where he can go get a bite to eat without risking death. He is well educated about his allergy and does not expect undue accommodations, but the problem is that kitchen staff often do not understand the many forms of food products that contain soy, such as "vegetable oil" and "natural flavoring". Because of this, he is afraid to eat anywhere except in my own kitchen. This makes his "real world" quite limited, unfortunately. |