[Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids

[Judy Jones]

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:08 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids

Chris:

You're absolutely correct. GPS is good in my view to confirm travel
information that one already suspects is true but I wouldn't want to rely
upon it overly-much. If nothing else, there is much useful information one
uses to travel -- information one gets from cane, feet, nose and ears --
that no GPS program can give you.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Nusbaum
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:59 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Electronic mobility aids

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

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