[Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?

Thu Apr 4 04:56:32 UTC 2013

Dave:

I use an iPhone also. However, by the time the app communicated all that
information to you, your connecting flight would have already left. (grin)

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Evans
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:03 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?

Dear Mike,

I still have hope for indoor navigation apps as long as I can get direction,

position location, distance and points of interest information and maybe a 
audio description of the area, its shape, size and location of Poi's within 
it, it may give me enough info to go on instead of using a sighted guide.
If I can find my gate, know if it is on the left or right, ahead of me or 
behind me, how far and maybe have a method of telling me if I am veering off

cores to the left or right, it could work for me.
Afterall, I never thought that we would see a way that we could use a touch 
screen interface either until Apple did it with the I-Phone.
Now I use one.  See you can teach an old dog new tricks as long as he is 
willing to learn and has an open mind.
I think that one day we will have the technology that will guide us around 
every good as sighted people do now.
I know that cars can and will be able to drive themselves and that Blind 
people will own and use them someday.
I have seen many amazing things happen in my lifetime and I just hope that I

live to see us land people on Mars and have a base on the Moon.
Heck, I would like to live to be a tourist to the Moon, just to see how my 
Lunar Rovers have held up to the elements of space since they were parked 
for the last time after Apollo Missions 15, 16 and 17.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?

> David:
>
> I'm one of those doubting Thomases who thinks indoor mapping iPhone apps
> won't be nearly as useful as many people think.
>
> We shall see.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David 
> Evans
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:24 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?
>
>
> Dear All,
>
>
> I was a cane driver for some 25 years, but now use a guide dog as my main
> travel tool, However.I have had airport personnel grab hold of my cane
> before, in an attempt to lead me  or prevent me from making contact with
> someone or something.
> I tell them that it is the same as putting their hand over my "eyes" and 
> to
> please stop it and if there is something I need to be aware of, just to 
> say
> something, but do not grab my cane unless they want to wear it as a nose
> stopper.
> I try to educate people first and be polite, but if they do not learn 
> fast,
> I have a way of speeding up their education.
> I have rights and I have dignity and I will not let anyone take them away
> from me without a fight or a reeducation.
> Most airline people are afraid or very respectful of my guide dog as they
> still buy into the idea that he is also trained as a attack dog if some 
> one
> gives me a hard time and I am not working that hard to change their minds 
> if
> they are doing a bad job of helping me.
> I can hardly wait until the indoor navigation app for my I-Phone is ready.
> I am sure that airports will be one of the places that they make 
> accessible.
>
> David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?
>
>
>> Oh, you've had that happen too, have you?  One really has to wonder when
>> that happens why the person doing it doesn't realize immediately how
>> undignified that feels.  The cane is not a leash, or a tether, or a pole
>> attaching two people.  I just gently grab it back and tell the person,
>> "No, that's okay, I'm fine."  One of those situations where we ask the
>> Lord to please give us strength and patience.
>>
>> Mark Tardif
>> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Daniel Garcia
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 1:51 PM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?
>>
>> Bonnie:
>>
>> Another thing that annoys me is when I am walking beside a sighted family
>> member or friend and they grab the came because there are people coming
>> the
>> other direction. The whole point of the cane is for it to find things. I
>> don't swing my cane with such force that I would hurt anyone, but they
>> can't
>> help but grab my cane.
>>
>> Sigh.......
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie
>> Ainsworth
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:15 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?
>>
>> Those of us who are cane users feel the same way, Daniel.  I won't let
>> anyone take my cane from me.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Daniel Garcia" <dangarcia3 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Unfriendly Skies -- What happened?
>>
>>
>> Well, I am sure a blind pilot could be instrument verified if the cokpit
>> was
>> accessible. I am sure there could even be a way to land the thing.
>>
>> When you say I can have my cane stored in fuselage, does that mean next 
>> to
>> me in my seat? If these people are so concerned about safety, I feel 
>> safer
>> with my cane at all times. My cane is like an American Express Card, I
>> never
>> leave home without it.
>>
>>
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