[nagdu] Link to the GMA piece

Fri Aug 27 01:13:29 UTC 2010

While the technology used is nice and definitely new and could provide benefit, I think the reason I'm so immediately defensive of my own skills as a blind person and why I want to shirk this tool is the way it's presented. Put the sensor on a thingie on the tongue = even more awkward looking. Have a reporter talking about the whole thing giving her chills? What's she expect blind folk to do, stumble around eating pebbles? I just...it's far too "beautiful" a presentation full of inspirational-sounding reporters that I want to scream and run away.
I mean, it'd be nice to know what utensil is in front of me wihtout having to feel it, especially in a dining hall. It'd be nice to know a lot of things without feeling them. But that doesn't indicate a need to be super inspired on the part of the reporter(s).
/rant.
Jeanette Beal

On Aug 26, 2010, at 9:03 PM, Albert J Rizzi wrote:

> Lol. tani you are funny.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tamara Smith-Kinney
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:08 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Link to the GMA piece
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> Yeah, despite the ray of hope bit, which did make me cringe, I can see a
> number of practial applications which would be very convenient for me, thus
> make blindness less inconvenient.  /smile/
> 
> Hm...  Would it also give me an excuse to stick my tongue out at people who
> are being obstructive?  /evil grin/
> 
> Tami Smith-Kinney
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Albert J Rizzi
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:43 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Link to the GMA piece
> 
> Well that is a possible application for sure Traci. So, sit tight and let
> the technology develop. It is unfortunate that verbiage which grates our
> cheese is still common place, but only through trial and error and open
> dialogue can we ever see that change. The woman I am working with sees
> tremendous potential for being able to read printed matter to her child when
> and if she becomes a mother.
> 
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York  10004
> www.myblindspot.org
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
> doing it."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:19 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Link to the GMA piece
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> Thanks Tami.
> "Rays of hope in a world of darkness?"  When are we going to get past this
> crap?  Amazing!  The girl can find a fork in her kitchen!  Gosh, however
> did I manage to make breakfast this morning without this wonderful device!
> And people using it to go rock-climbing!  Um, don't lots of students at
> the Colorado Center go rock-climbing without some high-tech device?
> 
> Not picking on you Albert; you have no control over what reporters say,
> and it would certainly be useful to be able to locate objects I dropped
> without having to paw around on the floor for them,  but I just can't see
> such a thing changing my life in a major way.  Maybe I'm just too
> well-adapted to my terrible dark world.
> 
> Now, if I could use it to read signs quickly, or price-tags, or tell if
> the walk-sign was on, that might actually be useful. With quickly being
> the important word.
> 
> Tracy
> 
>> Here you go.  Meant to post it after I watched, but was in the headless
>> chicken part of my morning...
>> 
>> http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/helping-blind-people-tongues-11477360
>> 
>> Hope this works.
>> 
>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Buddy Brannan
>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:47 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] o/t My friend Albert J Rizzi on Good
>> MorningAmericausingdevice to see with his tongue
>> 
>> Yeesh...you should send a direct link to the rest of us, too?
>> --
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>> On Aug 26, 2010, at 10:15 AM, Albert J Rizzi wrote:
>> 
>>> BOB I SENT YOU A DIRECT LINK TO THE PIECE ON THE ABC SITE.
>>> 
>>> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
>>> Founder
>>> My Blind Spot, Inc.
>>> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
>>> New York, New York  10004
>>> www.myblindspot.org
>>> PH: 917-553-0347
>>> Fax: 212-858-5759
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>>> is
>>> doing it."
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>>> Of Bob Hicks
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:58 AM
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>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] o/t My friend Albert J Rizzi on Good Morning
>>> Americausingdevice to see with his tongue
>>> 
>>> Hi Cheryl.  Is the actual video available?  thanks
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
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>>> Subject: [nagdu] o/t My friend Albert J Rizzi on Good Morning America
>>> usingdevice to see with his tongue
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>>>> Learning how to see with a new device for the tongue
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