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

[Karen Rose]

Thanks Maureen. :-) Really appreciate. I have gone up and downstairs using the railing, and I do have four stairs at my house. I don’t think I am eligible for para transit, as I am able to take the bus. Not sure if they have temporary eligibility though. Might try it. Generally here you have to call them 24 hours in advance, and they generally come a couple of hours late. It would be hard to do round trips with them in less than four hours, and I work about 10 hours per day. But we’ll see if they have temporary eligibility. Tried using a manual chair with a cane, but very slow. And would have to get it in and out of Uber and Lyft. I think working on an app or sonar/laser cane might be more effective but not sure. Really appreciate your thoughts 

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

> On Mar 2, 2022, at 7:41 PM, maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Karen
> This is not a good solution, I have several questions, Are there’re steps to go from your apartment to outside the building? Do you have access to paratransit? Just thinking that if you don't have stps to exit your apartment to outside maybe using a manual chair for outings could work? You can use one with a cane for short distances such as going from a taxi or paratransit into a coffeeshop or restaurant. Just thinking outloud of a way for you to still be able to leave your place and be safe.
> Maureen
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> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Karen Rose via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 8:17 PM
> 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
> 
> Hi. Well I am being discharged next week, and have no way of knowing where curbs or stairs going down our, so they want me to remain homebound until I can get my knees replaced in six months or more. Having been homebound for Covid for the past two years, this is untenable. Social isolation is not good for anyone mental health. Is there anyone on your development team who would be willing to be hired privately at my expense, separately from their work, to help me develop a solution quickly? I will happily pay for time.
> 
> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
> 
>> On Mar 2, 2022, at 5:14 PM, Shane Lowe via Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I would also like to provide a little clarification.
>> The app we're discussing currently is called Super Lidar. It is a very 
>> basic prototype of what we'd like to create, a larger universal 
>> navigation solution. I truly wish I could create features quickly on 
>> the timeline you are requesting, but the powers that be at Mediate 
>> have designated other priorities for us to work on over the next 
>> couple of months.
>> My goal here is to get ideas of what would be helpful as soon as we 
>> are able to revisit the Super Lidar project. Currently, there's 
>> nothing new to spend time testing or demonstrating, this thread is 
>> about brainstorming what we can create that would be beneficial for 
>> Blind Rollers.
>> It would be great to start