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<p>Yeah I just forgot about the last call. I'll try and get to this
1. I've heard of it cause they were on Accessible World's Tech
Talk once.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/7/2017 11:49 PM, Jim McCollum via
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I gave Aira a try at national convention. I’m hoping to subscribe
soon, after I pay a couple of things off. I recommend checking it
out, if you’re not familiar with it.
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On Oct 7, 2017, at 7:40 PM, Cheri Duquette via CT-NFB <<a
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<div>Hi, I am sharing this will you all. Paul and I were on
the Wednesday conference call and suggest you consider
getting on this one. Michael goes into detail of how this
works and does an open Q&A and discusses costs. </div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Michael Hingson via NFBNet-Members-List
<<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> October 7, 2017 at 1:34:01 PM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> <a
href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org"
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<b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Aira
Conference Call</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> Michael Hingson <<a
href="mailto:mike@michaelhingson.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">mike@michaelhingson.com</a>><br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
Some of you may have participated this past Wednesday on
a conference
call I conducted about Aira, the visual interpreter for
the blind. The
response was tremendous with 51 people attending. Many
have written to
ask when I will be holding another call. So, I have
scheduled another
call for October 11, 2017 to introduce you to Aira.
Perhaps you have
heard of Aira or perhaps you have not yet heard of this
incredible
product.<br>
<br>
We call Aira “a visual interpreter for blind and low
vision persons”.
With Aira anyone can accomplish tasks usually
inaccessible to blind
people because they require significant eye sight to
perform them, more
eye sight than we have ourselves.<br>
<br>
So, what is Aira exactly? Aira is a product consisting
of smart glasses
with a tiny high-resolution video camera, an app on a
smartphone, and a
specially trained agent who describes the images seen by
the glasses’
camera. To use Aira a blind person contacts Aira through
the Aira app.
When a request is made an agent is called by the
smartphone while at the
same time a video internet connection is established
between the agent
and the glasses. When the agent answers the call from
the user, not only
does the agent see what the camera transmits, but they
also receive gps
and Google map data showing where the user is and what
is geographically
around them.<br>
<br>
Agents are specifically hired because they have an
aptitude for
describing and providing information as required. They
go through special
training and a rigorous battery of tests before they are
permitted to
accept calls and go to work. Aira agents do not help,
but rather they
provide information. If, for example, you use Aira while
walking and you
approach a street corner the Aira agent will not tell
you when it is safe
to cross the street. The agent can indicate it they see
cars coming and
they can tell you when the traffic light turns green for
you. Aira does
not replace canes, guide dogs or your travel skills.
Instead, Aira
enhances your toolbox of information gathering
techniques.<br>
<br>
People have used Aira to go shopping, travel through
airports and malls,
better perform household tasks such as identifying and
preparing meals,
putting on makeup, visiting places such as amusement
parks and Arlington
cemetery, assembling items and even running in the
Boston Marathon. Aira
is limited in what it can do only by your imagination.<br>
<br>
If you want to learn more about Aira you are invited to
attend the
teleconference call on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at
2PM Hawaiian time,
5PM Pacific time, 6PM Mountain time, 7PM Central time,
and 8PM Eastern
time. If you are wondering why I list all times it is
because I want to
point out that Aira is available to everyone throughout
the United
States. Oh yes, this does include Alaska. To attend all
you need to do is
to dial in with the phone number (605) 468-8004, and
enter the access
code 329906# when the call is answered. During the call,
you will learn
all you wish to know about Aira. We shall be conducting
a live
demonstration with an Aira agent assisting me, or at
least describing to
you what I am doing as well as helping me answer your
questions.<br>
<br>
Should you have questions you wish to ask me before the
call please feel
free to contact me directly at
<a href="mailto:michael.hingson@aira.io"
moz-do-not-send="true">michael.hingson@aira.io</a> and
I will do my best to provide a timely response. I hope
to see you next
Wednesday and I look forward to you joining the Aira
family. Below my
signature are some links you can click on to learn more
about Aira. Thank
you for your time. <br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
<br>
Michael Hingson<br>
Director of Strategic Sales<br>
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<a
href="http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40kevinphelan%2Fmeet-aira-the-startup-thats-bringing-jack-bauer-s-secret-weapon-chloe-to-real-life-cd058afd540%23.wn2bfzxz6&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Aira Overview Blog</a><br>
<br>
- A primer on Aira.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2016%2F12%2F22%2Fthis-technology-helps-guide-the-blind-and-visually-impaired.html&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Aira on CNBC</a> <br>
- <br>
Meet Candice Jordan an amazing Aira user and
advocate.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=http%3A%2F%2Fblindabilities.com%2Fbapresents%2Faira-series-part-2-meet-nicholas-giudice-michael-hingson-and-cheryl-spencer-aira-users%2F&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd"
moz-do-not-send="true">
Blind Abilities Podcast</a> - Independent review of
Aira.<br>
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<br>
Aira, a Visual Interpreter for the Blind<br>
HYPERLINK "mailto: +1-415-827-40842" \t "_blank"
+1-415-827-4084 | HYPERLINK
"<a href="mailto:michael.hingson@aira.io"
eudora="autourl" moz-do-not-send="true">
mailto:michael.hingson@aira.io</a>" \t "_blank"
<a href="mailto:michael.hingson@aira.io"
moz-do-not-send="true">michael.hingson@aira.io</a> <br>
HYPERLINK
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moz-do-not-send="true">http://aira.io/</a>
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moz-do-not-send="true">
https://twitter.com/airaio</a>" \t "_blank" Twitter |
HYPERLINK
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eudora="autourl" moz-do-not-send="true">
https://www.facebook.com/aira.io</a>" \t "_blank"
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eudora="autourl" moz-do-not-send="true">
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"_blank" Linkedin | HYPERLINK
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http://timeline.aira.io/</a>" \t "_blank" Timeline<br>
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