[blParent] Accessible Monitor or Surveillance System
ben.vercellone at mailbox.org
ben.vercellone at mailbox.org
Tue Apr 25 13:38:17 UTC 2023
Hi Nadine,
Thank you! This sounds like a great idea.
Sincerely,
Ben
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Subject: [blParent] Accessible Monitor or Surveillance System
Hi Ben
You could purchase a wireless sensor with plug in melody output, similar to a chime playing when you enter a store. Simply turn off socket so melody is silenced after your little ninja is in bed.
Online marketplaces including Amazon have lots of choice.
Regards
Nadine - a no carpet household, enabling me to hear sneaky footsteps of the 2 and 4 legged variety
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> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:31:40 -0500
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> Hello,
>
>
>
> Can anyone suggest a technology that I can use to increase my success
> rate when it comes to knowing that my lovely 3.5-year-old has
> mischievously entered the kitchen again? I'm guessing that even
> something that aims an invisible beam across the entrance to the
> kitchen and makes a noise when the beam is broken would work. I don't
> want to go much more advanced than that, to be honest, but I'm up for
> any suggestions. The gate has officially been useless for several
> months, and has therefore been removed. Lol. My wife and I rent, and
> We'd rather not drill or use adhesives at this point, since we'd be
> charged for any damages. We do use fasteners for the lower cabinets
> where
> 2 doors swing shut toward each other and the handles are therefore
> close together when the doors are closed. It's in these cabinets that
> we put the soaps and other cleaning supplies. But my princess steals
> things that she can reach whenever she gets a chance, and I dare
> anyone to try to have a better attention span than me. Haha. I could
> use some medium-tech help
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ben
>
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:40:17 -0700
> From: Ashleigh Moon <ashleighnmoon at gmail.com>
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> Ben,
> Your situation sounds exactly like mine. I have a 4 year old little
> girl who loves to explore anything except her actual toys lol.
>
> We too are renting and we too have found the gate somewhat useless.
> The only thing I tried that worked for a while was adding a bell to
> the gate so I could hear it open and close when she snuck in. However,
> she quickly figured that out and was opening the gate as silently as a
> super spy.
>
> I'm open to hearing other's suggestions as well. At this point, every
> cabinet and drawer is once again baby locked. I feel like I'm going
> backwards lol.
>
> Ashleigh M.
>
>
>> On 4/24/23, Ben Vercellone via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a technology that I can use to increase my success
>> rate when it comes to knowing that my lovely 3.5-year-old has
>> mischievously entered the kitchen again? I'm guessing that even
>> something that aims an invisible beam across the entrance to the
>> kitchen and makes a noise when the beam is broken would work. I don't
>> want to go much more advanced than that, to be honest, but I'm up for
>> any suggestions. The gate has officially been useless for several
>> months, and has therefore been removed. Lol. My wife and I rent, and
>> We'd rather not drill or use adhesives at this point, since we'd be
>> charged for any damages. We do use fasteners for the lower cabinets
>> where
>> 2 doors swing shut toward each other and the handles are therefore
>> close together when the doors are closed. It's in these cabinets that
>> we put the soaps and other cleaning supplies. But my princess steals
>> things that she can reach whenever she gets a chance, and I dare
>> anyone to try to have a better attention span than me. Haha. I could
>> use some medium-tech help
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:41:47 -0700
> From: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
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> Hello,
>
> Speaking as another blind parent and now grandma, the best
> surveillance system is you.
>
> Our second daughter was very busy, and inquisitive. they need their
> freedom to explore, but you need to be aware. We had bells on our kids
> shoes as toddlers, which helped, but there is nothing to substitute
> for parental awareness, and this can be done very unobtrusively.
>
> Avoid the "Wherre are you," and "What are you doing," questions. You
> go find out.
> Judy
> sent from my Samsung Galaxy phone
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 2:33 PM Ben Vercellone via BlParent <
> blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a technology that I can use to increase my success
>> rate when it comes to knowing that my lovely 3.5-year-old has
>> mischievously entered the kitchen again? I'm guessing that even
>> something that aims an invisible beam across the entrance to the
>> kitchen and makes a noise when the beam is broken would work. I don't
>> want to go much more advanced than that, to be honest, but I'm up for
>> any suggestions. The gate has officially been useless for several
>> months, and has therefore been removed. Lol. My wife and I rent, and
>> We'd rather not drill or use adhesives at this point, since we'd be
>> charged for any damages. We do use fasteners for the lower cabinets
>> where
>> 2 doors swing shut toward each other and the handles are therefore
>> close together when the doors are closed. It's in these cabinets that
>> we put the soaps and other cleaning supplies. But my princess steals
>> things that she can reach whenever she gets a chance, and I dare
>> anyone to try to have a better attention span than me. Haha. I could
>> use some medium-tech help
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:55:58 -0400
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> Hi - I have a bit of vision so I don?t know your needs but you could
> try a Blink camera and set it toward the area on motion. If you have
> the app, it will send you an alert. They work off WiFi and are
> inexpensive compared to others and easily set up. I don?t think you
> would have to subscribe to the service (cloud) for your purposes.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 5:32 PM Ben Vercellone via BlParent <
> blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a technology that I can use to increase my success
>> rate when it comes to knowing that my lovely 3.5-year-old has
>> mischievously entered the kitchen again? I'm guessing that even
>> something that aims an invisible beam across the entrance to the
>> kitchen and makes a noise when the beam is broken would work. I don't
>> want to go much more advanced than that, to be honest, but I'm up for
>> any suggestions. The gate has officially been useless for several
>> months, and has therefore been removed. Lol. My wife and I rent, and
>> We'd rather not drill or use adhesives at this point, since we'd be
>> charged for any damages. We do use fasteners for the lower cabinets
>> where
>> 2 doors swing shut toward each other and the handles are therefore
>> close together when the doors are closed. It's in these cabinets that
>> we put the soaps and other cleaning supplies. But my princess steals
>> things that she can reach whenever she gets a chance, and I dare
>> anyone to try to have a better attention span than me. Haha. I could
>> use some medium-tech help
>>
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
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