[Electronics-talk] Shoe for the blind

Mon Sep 16 02:26:41 UTC 2013

I think Spacely Sprockets sells them on discount if you get two shoes. 
George Jetson is the developer of them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mr. Chikodinaka Oguledo" <happychikao at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Shoe for the blind


> HOW? do i get a paire of the shoos for the blind i am blind and&i dont
> have a pair!
>
> On 9/15/13, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We might need decent enough jobs to afford it, eh?
>> Darla
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dr. Joel Etra
>> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 10:26 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Shoe for the blind
>>
>> Yes, Annette, I found the response rather harsh and hasty. We all develop
>> strong loyalties to whatever system works for us but we should be
>> encouraging R&D of new technologies that might become very usefully for
>> someone.
>>
>> Dr Joel Etra
>> Www.etraspeech.com
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 8:35 AM, "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> You know, Henry Ford was thought to be a nut when he started working
>>> on a motorized buggy.  People said that there was no need for such a
>>> thing.  I'm sure at the time there were many people that did not need a
>> motorized buggy.
>>> They were happy, comfortable and content with their horse drawn wagon,
>>> a bicycle or walking.  Louis Braille's dot system took a while to
>>> catch on as very few people had an expectation that people who were
>>> blind needed to read
>>>
>>> I agree with you that some people come up with ideas for gadgets,
>>> without having a clear idea about how such a device can or cannot be
>>> used by their targeted audience.  Keep in mind that it was the
>>> disabled community that fought for curb cuts and look at how parents
>>> with baby strollers and delivery people rely on them.
>>>
>>> I agree that a shoe for the blind is not for everyone, but there are
>>> other people that can benefit from it.  Not everyone has hands that
>>> can hold a cane of dog harness.  Maybe the shoe as a mobility device
>>> such as it is currently being designed does not make the grade, it is a
>> starting point.
>>> The fact that the item does not need batteries and gets its power from
>>> the user walking, can lead to other items such as chargers for cell
>>> phone, GPS systems that are used by people who are blind to navigate
>>> on foot, or maybe as a power source for some of the new retina implants
>> being developed.
>>>
>>> We are all entitled to our own opinions and to make choices that are
>>> best for ourselves.
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of David Stayer
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2013 7:35 AM
>>> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Shoe for the blind
>>>
>>> I am tired of sighted or misinformed blind people trying to make
>>> sensational gadgets such as Shoes for the Blind. Someone tried this
>>> several years ago with disasterous results.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Ray Foret jr <rforetjr at att.net>
>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Date: Sunday, September 15, 2013 6:21 am
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Shoe for the blind
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A clever idea?  Oh my goodness no!  Canes and guide dogs are plenty
>>>> good
>>> enough for that.  Besides, suppose the blind person is like me and
>>> goes barefooted a lot?  Didn't think of that did they?
>>>>
>>>> Gee, that's all we need.  Needless to say, I shan't be having anyting
>>>> to
>>> do with it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the
>>>> blind
>>> built-in!
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>>>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 15, 2013, at 2:30 AM, "Poppa Bear" <heavens4real at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I thought this was a pretty clever idea, a shoe for the blind,
>>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Visakhapatnam-la
>>> d-desi gns-shoe-to-guide-the-blind/articleshow/22581597.cms
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