[Blind-Rollers] Potential Benefits of Super Lidar for Blind Rollers

[Karen Rose]

Would it be possible to attach the phone to a walker, and use the app to avoid bumping into walls, to know when to turn corners, do you know the width of a door for a bathroom,…?

Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net

> On Feb 21, 2022, at 7:36 AM, Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech> wrote:
> 
> Karen and all,
> That sounds intense, and I'm glad to hear that you're on the mend!
> When I reached out to the list earlier this year, I didn't receive any
> feedback, so we weren't sure how to proceed or if users were
> interested in working with us to design something.
> I would love to know how you envision something like this working, and
> we can go from there! :)
> 
>> On 2/18/22, Karen Rose via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Well. Thank you :-)
>> 
>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
>> 
>>> On Feb 18, 2022, at 11:17 AM, maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
>>> <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Karen
>>> I'm in a power chair now but used a walker for a couple of years, Rather
>>> than leaning on my palms they put forearm troughts in the walker and I
>>> could lean on them with both arms and by extending one arm slightly use my
>>> can at the same time as I'm totally blind. It worked but was very hard on
>>> my shoulder because ultimately more weight went on my shoulder on the side
>>> where I was holding the cane. But it worked.
>>> Maureen
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Karen
>>> Rose via Blind-Rollers
>>> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 12:01 AM
>>> To: Blind wheelchair users list <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Rollers] Potential Benefits of Super Lidar for Blind
>>> Rollers
>>> 
>>> Is anyone here using a walker or roller tour? If so how are you doing
>>> that? I am being discharged from a physical rehab center after breaking my
>>> hip, and will need to use a walker or realtor for a couple of months.
>>> Would love any advice since I cannot attach my white cane to this device.
>>> Thanks for any help
>>> 
>>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 12:06 PM, Shane Lowe via Blind-Rollers
>>>> <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>> My name is Shane Lowe, and I am the Community Operations manager for
>>>> the company Mediate. You may know of us as the developers of
>>>> Supersense and Super Lidar.
>>>> Part of what I do is work with users to turn user ideas into features
>>>> that are integrated into our apps, and a fellow member of this list
>>>> reached out to me about the potential benefits of a navigation app for
>>>> blind wheelchair users.
>>>> In case you don't know, Super Lidar is our navigation app which
>>>> translate the depth and distance analysis of Lidar into navigation
>>>> features for the blind. I'd love to learn more about how everyone on
>>>> this list would like to use mobile technology in your navigation
>>>> experience so that maybe we can make some improvements for Super
>>>> Lidar.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm excited to hear what you think!
>>>> 
>>>> All the best,
>>>> --
>>>> Shane Lowe.
>>>> Community Operations Manager @ Mediate Mobile (call or text): +1
>>>> 502-435-2671 Learn more at http://supersense.app
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Blind-Rollers mai
>> 
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> 
> -- 
> Shane Lowe.
> Community Operations Manager @ Mediate
> Mobile (call or text): +1 502-435-2671
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