[Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids

[Aleeha Dudley]

I don't believe that any of these devices are worth even the production 
costs. They will never replace well-rounded cane skills and can only 
supplement the use of a long white cane. iPhone apps are great until 
you're inside. Glasses and extra paraphernalia are wonderful until the 
technology fails or it interferes with your hearing.
JMHO,
Aleeha
On 1/21/2014 10:59 PM, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
> Mike and Alyssa,	
>
> Even GPS devices and apps, for all their benefits, cannot always be relied
> upon exclusively for good travel information. I discovered this firsthand in
> Baltimore last weekend when some blind friends and I got lost while getting
> to the subway station. Although the address was plugged into the GPS on my
> friends iPhone, the information became somewhat unclear. It got us in the
> right direction, but in the end we had to rely on our own travel skills
> along with directions from other pedestrians to get where we wanted to go.
> In my view, a GPS can supplement good cane skills, but never replace them.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:56 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids
>
> My opinion is that, aside from GPS apps for the iPhone, no electronic aide
> is worth what it costs. And one ends up paying more attention to the
> electronic gizmo than to the ambient environment and this causes or
> exacerbates more problems than it solves.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alyssa
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 3:55 PM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids
>
> Hello list. I have some sad news regarding my guide dog. My hand is injured
> because of something she caused and as a result she must go back for
> evaluation. This means I'm back to the cane. I'm finding some difficulties
> navigating my college campus. I keep bumping into people and upper body
> obstacles. So I started researching some of the newer devices which can be
> used with a cane such as the Ambutech glasses other similar products. Have
> any of you tried any Of these devices? What are your opinions on them or
> experiences with them? Thanks much!
> Alyssa
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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