[nagdu] things that go bump in the night

Doug Parisian eggmann at shaw.ca
Wed Feb 1 18:56:50 UTC 2012 

First, some phones have audio prompts for the camera, some obviously don't.

Depending on your technical savvy, you could go the Android route but there 
is a lot of apparent piecing together and tweaking of various softwares, or 
a much more complete and expensive package like the IPhone 4GS.

Try visiting and studying info on the apple web site, contacting your chosen 
cell phone provider.  I suggest the apple site first as there is tons of 
good information there, way far beyond the intent of this list; I've read 
through the entire 4GS manual as well as all accessibility items thereon.

Doug: never say die till you're dead!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night


> Where can I get these audio prompts?
> I'd love this!
> Doug or someone on here, hook me up.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Doug Parisian
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 9:41 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>
> With all the talk about killer drivers, real imagined or other, could we 
> not
> bring technology to bear to help at least trap some of the offenders.
>
> Many cell phones, like some android offerings and the apple IPhone 4GS
> actually give audio prompts to help manage the camera.  Yup, you guessed 
> it;
> a picture is worth a thousand words.  Would such photos be allowed as
> evidence and a means of catching the offender, let alone possibilities for
> use on social media.  No damn, I don't have one of those awesome
> devices--yet!
>
> Doug: Hey driver, say cheese!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 7:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>
>
>> If a driver is zooming towards a blind person in the crosswalk, the 
>> driver
>> is breaking the law.  The blind person has the right of way.  Not that
>> that matters to you, if you get hit by some jackass.  I was sure 
>> surprised
>> when I read New Jersey's white cane law and saw that drivers are supposed
>> to yield to me and not enter the crosswalk when I'm in it.  It was news 
>> to
>> me.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>> OK, but that is what they are doing. They are not following proper 
>>> driver
>>> etiquette or safety rules. They are not out to get a blind guy. I just
>>> think that when we start down that path, we can become too paranoid.
>>> There
>>> are plenty of other instances where people really don't care if we have
>>> our needs met and where they truly think we are incapable and on and on.
>>> I
>>> certainly am not saying stuff like that doesn't happen; I'm just saying
>>> that that is a rather iffy path to take saying they are out to get a
>>> blind
>>> guy.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Dec 22, 2011, at 4:29 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, Cindy, if a car comes roaring out while I am crossing, I kind of
>>>> assume they can see that I'm crossing!  Especially when I hear it pull
>>>> out of the lot and get into the lane I'm currently occupying!  If they
>>>> weren't triing to hit me they wer sure not following proper driver
>>>> edicate!  They should have seen me before they pulled out and for sure
>>>> when they started moving down the road!  They were also speeding out of
>>>> there!
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:19 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How do you guys know that someone tried to hit you on purpose? What
>>>>> cues do you have about it? Do they hate dogs? Did you seem to look
>>>>> funny to them right then? How do you know these people aren't just
>>>>> flakes and that a sighted person equally flaky could have been walking
>>>>> along and almost gotten hit or, in fact did? As for people trying to
>>>>> drag you by the other end of your cane or the harness, that is rather
>>>>> different. I actually had the harness thing happen to me the other
>>>>> night. I am not sure I ever had before. Another woman there was about
>>>>> as offended as I was.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 22, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Sounds kind of familiar!  I've had folks pick my cane up off the
>>>>>> ground and try to tug me along, pull my dog and I away from something
>>>>>> they thaught we'd run into and once even someone who tried to hit me
>>>>>> on purpose!  Sure keeps you awake and alert!
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "harold leigland"
>>>>>> <hleigland at bresnan.net>
>>>>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 1:08 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] things that go bump in the night
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> using a cane or dog has been an adventure for me; when our son was 4
>>>>>>> we were both hit and knocked down by a drunk soldier from the base 
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> his suv not seriously injured and saved the 2 12 packs of coke I had
>>>>>>> with us. The other day someone kept trying to back over me and Sam 
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> guide dog in our apartment parking lot aint life grand? merry
>>>>>>> Christmass and better new year hal
>>>>>>>
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