[Blindtlk] Breeze

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I get lost so easily because I'm directionally challenged I would love to have one now that you talk about it Chris. Money is the barrier to getting something like that though. Still need orientation and mobility skills but this would certainly be an asset for me. Even though I have some usable vision I get lost more than most blind people I know. Not saying i act blonde just not as tuned in to the environment as I ought to be. I was taught to do things with my sight in the 70s and 80s while growing up even though I was a partial. Younger people are so blessed now.

Ericka
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 4:30 AM, Szostak, Christine via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 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
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