[Electronics-Talk] Warning about using Aira!

[Jenny Perdue]

I’m not as familiar with aira as you are probably.

But I would hope that they would have some sort of agreement that they are not responsible for Mobility. I think they do say that they are not in place of a cane.

It would really stink if they got sued. But I think the litigiousness of this country makes it very possible.

All people have to take responsibility for what they do in the choices they make. Everybody trust people that they shouldn’t or that have good intentions. Whether it be sided or blind.

But I guess that’s the stuff that aira has to deal with. Since it is relatively still new.

I sure think God every day for it though.

Jenny

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> On Jan 4, 2020, at 9:55 PM, Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I agree wholeheartedly.
> i fear that some blind person who gets hit crossing a street will sue aIra.
> 
> Andy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Perdue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jenny Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2020 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Warning about using Aira!
> 
> 
>> Aira is not a substitute for your own mobility skills. It was never meant to be that.
>> 
>> If you have issues crossing the street, anyone, including me. It is not Iris responsibility to make sure your mobility skills are right. If you’re not coming trouble crossing the street, don’t. Aira or not.
>> 
>> Jenny
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Dec 21, 2019, at 10:45 PM, David Andrews via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Personally I don't think you should be using Aira this way.  Initially they wouldn't do that kind of thing, I guess they have changed -- and I think it is dangerous. They have no control over where you are looking,so it would be easy to miss something, nor not be able to see it.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 
>>> At 06:25 AM 12/21/2019, you wrote:
>>>> Warning about using Aira & street crossing!
>>>> 
>>>> I have been using Aira for over 1 year now. Sometimes an Aira agent can see
>>>> the walk signal & sometimes not. When they cannot the agent tells me & then
>>>> I point the camera at the traffic signal & not the walk signal. This was
>>>> working!
>>>> 
>>>> Not this time. The Aira agent said I had the walk signal. I heard no moving
>>>> traffic. So, I put 1 foot out in the street & wiz a car went across my path
>>>> 2 lanes away. I pulled my foot back & to more cars went right where my foot
>>>> was!
>>>> 
>>>> Obviously that Aira agent could not see the walk signal. Bad information is
>>>> worse than no information.
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, I did report that to Aira. Because I could have died, I just wanted you
>>>> to know for your safety. Sometimes I cannot tell if I have the walk signal
>>>> because of noises or a lack of traffic flow.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Mike
>>> 
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