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

[Shane Lowe]

Karen,
I'm sorry for the delayed reply! I am going to reach out to our
development team to see what we can do. I hope to have info back to
you in the next day or two.

On 3/2/22, maureen Pranghofer via Blind-Rollers
<blind-rollers at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi
> I take it all the time so I'm in a bit of a different situation but I
> believe you can get a temporary eligibility so if you could get to your door
> to outside then they'd be right there to take you where you want to go.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Rollers <blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Karen
> Rose via Blind-Rollers
> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 10:06 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
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>
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