[NABS-L] Blind square

[Robin]

Have you heard of Lazarillo Accessible GPS? It's FREE & Available on 
both Mobile Platforms: Google's Android as well as Apple's iOS

I'm not saying it's better than BlindSquare or NearBy Explorer

Just Saying
At 05:44 PM 6/22/2018, you wrote:
>My orentation and movilitty teacher was obsessed  with blind square.
>I have used it for many years, but have decided to transition  to
>using near by explorer  by APH.
>Things i liked about blind square
>* etells you what direction a point of interest is away  from you in
>several modes, clock face, cardinal , degree,  and left/right.
>Places were organized by catagory for easy finding. for example, if
>you are looking for a building on campus  you can go under the college
>and university catagory.
>things i don't like
>no turn by turn directions.
>not good when you want to share points of interest with others that
>have the app.
>doesn't have all of the transit information that near by explorer  has.
>I hope this helped.
>
>On 6/22/18, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > I prefer blind square in combination with nearby explorer or Google maps or
> > Apple Maps
> >
> > The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> > characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> > expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> > between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> > blindness is not what holds you back.
> > Sent from my iPhone 7 Using VoiceOver
> >
> >> On Jun 22, 2018, at 17:38, adam perez via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Blind square is great for letting you know places of interest such as
> >> businesses and  landmarking, but it does not give you detailed directions
> >> of travel. I prefer nearby explorer
> >>
> >>> On Jun 22, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Ayoub Zurikat via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello fellow students,
> >>> I have a question about blind square. Could some of you who use it share
> >>> your experiences? Is it good? Do you have suggestions for any other
> >>> walking GPS for the blind?
> >>> Thank you
> >>>
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