[nagdu] Blind-Drivable Car at Convention

[Peter Donahue]

Hello J. and everyone,

    It's on just about every NFB list given its significance. It's more 
active on some lists than on others but will die down in time. It's my hope 
that this achievement would inspire folks here to imagine new possibilities 
and directions for guide dog-related matters including how blind persons are 
trained with their dogs along with other issues. I would hope that on this 
date in 2012 we'd be discussing the progress being made to put together a 
guide dog program modeled on NFB philosophy and techniques instead of having 
the same tired old conversations. I realize it isn't going to happen next 
week. Knowing that such a plan is in the works will be sufficient to keep 
you from hearing from the likes of me. Inspiring the public and the blind to 
raise their expectations and think of new possibilities was the whole aim of 
that exercise. This is  when I read some of the same-old same-old here I say 
"Remember Daytona."

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Griffin" <railphotobuff at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind-Drivable Car at Convention


I smell off topic conversation for this list.
JG

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of David Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 11:24 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind-Drivable Car at Convention

While I could be wrong -- I am pretty sure there is no strip.  First,
I doubt Daytona Speedway would allow something to be put down, and
there wasn't time to put it down and take it up, among race
preparation etc.  Secondly, one of the systems on the car is called
"Drive Grips" or something like that, gloves that help you steer by
vibrating across your hands in the directions you need to go.

Dave

At 02:18 PM 2/1/2011, you wrote:
>I did not hear anything  about needing a strip on the road  or anything
like
>that to tell you the truth.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>Of Cindy Ray
>Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:13 PM
>To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Blind-Drivable Car at Convention
>
>There are probably plenty of software issues to iron out. Also, as I
>understand it, mostly the car has to drive on a strip that heops with the
>sensors, but I could be wrong. Blind Bargains has a podcast of the drive,
>complete with the crowd there, race announcers, and all, and a press
>conference. I think it is blindbargains.com though it could be .org.


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