[Blindtlk] Breeze

[David Andrews]

I could be wrong but I was not aware that any GPS device had obstacle 
avoidance.  In fact, in the past, systems for the blind had specific 
warnings about using them only for orientation, and to use a dog or 
cane.  Personally I would be careful in thinking that the Breeze will 
help me avoid obstacles.

Dave

At 04:30 AM 6/30/2015, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>   Just got my Breeze + and tried it out for the first time. Since 
> it said to charge it for five hours the first time before using, I 
> was not able to try it out yesterday as it arrived too late. I just 
> walked around my apartment complex (just a bit too early to do a 
> real walk:)) and all I can say is wow! It got me within about 1-5 
> feet of my landmarks and even guided me around parked cars... I was 
> a little confused at first as it seemed to be giving slightly odd 
> directions (e.g., telling me to turn  to 11 when my brain was 
> saying, no I should be getting ready to head right) and then 
> realized that what it was doing was guiding me around obstacles 
> that the unit could apparently pick up:). I love the clock 
> directions and open area lock as they are really helpful.
>Happy Tuesday!
>Chris
>Dr. Christine M. Szostak
>Assistant Professor of Psychology
>Department of Social Sciences
>Shorter University
>Rome, Georgia
>szostak.1 at osu.edu<mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu>
>cszostak at shorter.edu

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org