[NABS-L] Blind square
jameyanne at gmail.com
jameyanne at gmail.com
Sat Jun 23 16:29:49 UTC 2018
I've used BlindSquare but I never quite got the hang of it. Nearby Explorer
sounds great, but is there a demo version? That's a lot of money and I'd
like to try it before I buy it.
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From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robin via NABS-L
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2018 11:25 AM
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Cc: Robin <robin-melvin at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Blind square
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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