[nagdu] Ultrasonic mobility devices

[Tracy Carcione]

Toni, I always say that about a third hand!  I never heard anyone else say
it before, though!
Tracy

> Hello,
>
> I found the miniguide on the American Printing House for the Blind's
> website. It is listed at $545, different from the $346 Tracy reports from
> the Sendero site. I have a friend who uses it. It is held in the hand. It
> is
> used to find objects and pathways. Relevant to what Tracy said about
> waving
> your hands around to find things is when you are using this device to find
> something you have to "wave" the device in a smaller arc than we use when
> waving our hands or using a cane. If you move the device in too wide of an
> arc, you're likely to miss the thing you're looking for. It vibrates or
> chirps faster the closer you get to the object. While I think the item
> could
> be useful   , I'm not interested in using it because that means I've tied
> up
> another hand. (I personally think if God saw it fit to make us blind, the
> least he could have done was give us a third hand. Smile!!).
>
> Toni
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 2:53 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Ultrasonic mobility devices
>
> Are we talking about devices like the Mini-guide? I have used this,
> actually
> really like it. It takes some getting use to, but its helpful for the
> deafblind. Espically because I ccan't traffic, or hear students standing
> in
> the way. But no itwon't tell you if a seat is occupied or not. Wish it was
> that good.
>
>
> Marsha drenth
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> http://adventureswith2feet4paws.blogspot.com
>
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 11:35 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone used any of the sonic guides, those things that send out a
>> beam and vibrate when they find an obstacle?
>> I tried one many years ago, and found it a bit confusing, but I only
>> had a couple minutes to try it, and think experience would have made
>> it more clear.
>> I'm looking at an ad for the IGlasses ultrasonic guide for a pretty
>> reasonable price, if it's useful, but mostly I'm curious how useful it
>> is.
>> I'd be real interested in any experiences anyone has had with these
>> things.  For instance, perhaps one could use it to "see" some bushes
>> coming up the dog might sniff, or to find a bench, when the dog is
>> trying to lead one around the bench--that kind of thing?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
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