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<p class="MsoNormal">I am quite hesitant to try or even encourage trying this device, and I say that as both a cane user and a cane travel instructor myself.
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<p class="MsoNormal">At a very simple level, I think a lot of us can relate to the idea that these canes cost more to produce and to replace than the standard long white cane. If I really want to use GPS, I can do that with my iPhone and then use a regular
cane. Canes inevitably break at some point, and I don’t like the idea of having to pay more money to replace a cane after it breaks.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Furthermore, once a person learns how to use a long white cane properly, there is very little missing information that a person would consider getting anywhere else. The only time my cane ever fails to pick up the information I need is
when I encounter a low-hanging tree branch, and I have yet to see an electronic cane that could do that consistently without sacrificing other substantive functions of a long white cane.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it’s great that people want to invent things to help blind people, but those inventions often stand upon a set of misperceptions about what is possible for blind people.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some people, especially those who have not had proper training with a long white cane, may argue that this is a substitute for proper training with a long white cane. I am not comfortable with the idea that someone might go out without
proper adjustment to blindness training and attempt to use a device like this. The device is going to be distracting and jeopardize the traveler’s safety, while also eroding their confidence because they are bound to struggle.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 808.797.8606<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang="EN">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> <span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are
not afraid anymore.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Lucida Console"">Cesar Chavez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> CT-NFB <ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Hamit Campos via CT-NFB<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 14, 2020 10:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hamit Campos <hamitcampos@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CT-NFB] We Walk Smart cane<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Sounds cool. I'd have to use 1 to really judge. Also the watter proofing thing is a problem too. Not 1 that can't be fixed of course. Is this thing a proto type? Or is this actually shipping. Because maybe some one could meantion this to the person making
them. Then perhaps it can be delt with in time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 2/14/2020 7:37 AM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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So smart cane’s have been around but this one has Bluetooth and works with Google maps and other applications allowing us to leave our phones in our pockets. The <b>WeWALK</b> smart cane was born from a visually impaired engineer named Kursat Ceylan. He is
also the CEO and co-founder of a non-profit called the Young Guru Academy.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This link will let you listen to a YouTube video, what are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://youtu.be/q4y2rUv4vAs">https://youtu.be/q4y2rUv4vAs</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Deb Reed <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Central CT Chapter President <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">National Federation Of The Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Phone - 860-973-3679 Cell-860-378-5370</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email - <a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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