[blindkid] The BuzzClip: Wearable Technology for the Blind

[Traci Wilkerson]

I see this as a great tool for my kids.  They have trouble knowing when a
line moves forward in school or when they are ordering or paying for
something in a store, they won't have to touch the person in front of them
(which my son tends to do) and in stores where both of them tend to hit
empty clothes racks.  I think this is a great tool instead of using their
arm up as a barrier in front of their face and looking more weird.

I would never let my kids not use their canes, even with this device, but
to me its another tool in their toolbox!

Traci

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Barbara HAMMEL via blindkid <
blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> You know, I may be missing the mark by a long shot here, but it seems to
> me that, while all this technology is cool, nothing is so useful or
> communicates so well with the sighted public that we are blind, as the long
> white cane. While these technologies are fighting so far to overcome some
> negative stigma of blindness that they have attached to the long white
> cane, they are not as effective and make a blind person look more
> buffoon-like thus enhancing that negative stereotype they were trying to
> avoid. And, how long will it be before the negative connotation they have
> pinned on the long white cane will be associated with their new invention?
> And the cycle continues. Why not just stick with the "cheap" long white
> cane and fight down that stereotype until the sighted public sees it as
> just another tool certain people use like a carpenter uses a hammer or an
> artist uses a paintbrush ...
> Barbara
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 23, 2015, at 09:30, iMerciv via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Readers,
> >
> >
> >
> > We wanted to share with some information with you about a new
> revolutionary product that could really change the lives of people living
> with vision loss all over the world. The BuzzClip is currently live on
> Indiegogo and while our campaign is promoting this cool new technology, it
> also has a big social cause attached to it. For more information please
> check out our campaign page:
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-buzzclip-wearable-ultrasound-for-the-blind/x/11673979#/
> <
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-buzzclip-wearable-ultrasound-for-the-blind/x/11673979#/
> >
> >
> > Our device has been street tested here in Toronto, as well as the U.S
> and India by hundreds of visually impaired individuals.
> > We have working units at many organizations within Toronto that have
> been testing our device with their clients and the response thus far has
> been amazing. You can watch the BuzzClip in action or hear what some of our
> users have to say about it on our Youtube Channel:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnwSwEYIMD-bs8xOZM4tIQ <
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnwSwEYIMD-bs8xOZM4tIQ>
> >
> > It would be great if you could share this information with anyone who
> would benefit from using a device like this or anyone who may want to order
> one for family and friends. With the support of the public, we can build a
> better product and can have them in the hands of people that truly need
> them as early as the spring of 2016.
> >
> > Please contact us if you have any questions and we really look forward
> to hearing from you.
> > Thank You & Best Regards,
> >
> > The iMerciv Team
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Traci Wilkerson
Cell – 919-971-6526