[NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

[Melissa Allman]

Aftershokz are great. Yes it would be oversimplifying things to say that Aira and Be My Eyes are strictly speaking, comparable. My focus was just on what tools I might or might not use to complete a task.

Melissa R. Allman
Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Government Relations
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 (mail)
10 Washington Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412 (deliveries)
973-539-4425 ext. 1724,     Fax:  973-525-1081 mallman at SeeingEye.org  


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From: mike at michaelhingson.com [mailto:mike at michaelhingson.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 2:39 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Melissa Allman; 'Tracy Carcione'
Subject: RE: [NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

Aira is not really comparable to Be My Eyes. Aira agents are trained to described in Navigating as well as countless other tasks.

I do agree with you about using something that doesn't block your ears.
Aftershokz bone conduction headphones work well as several different Bluetooth speakers like the Bose Soundware speakers that project into the ear.

If you ever want to talk more about Aira feel free to give me a call at
(415) 827-4084.


Mike H.

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Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 11:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

I've only tried Be My Eyes with something stationary. I would never try it with navigation tasks. Just my take on it. And yes I feel like there should be a way to grow an extra hand because I run out when using Aira but that's just because I currently lack a Bluetooth headset that's paired with it. If you have one, you can have the phone in your pocket and not hold anything extra. I like to use it with headphones that do not cover my ears so traffic sounds are not obscured.

Melissa R. Allman
Senior Specialist, Advocacy and Government Relations The Seeing Eye, Inc.
P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375 (mail)
10 Washington Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-3412 (deliveries)
973-539-4425 ext. 1724,     Fax:  973-525-1081 mallman at SeeingEye.org  


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 2:20 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: [NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

I've used Be My Eyes, but only while standing still.  It seems to me it would be harder to use while on the move.  For instance, it would be handy to use Aira on an upcoming trip to get through the airports and to find my shuttle.  But how does one have the dog in one hand, the roller bag in another, and wave the phone with yet another?  Oops, out of hands.  Don't I need to wave the phone around so the helper can see what's around?  Or is it a series of stops and starts?  Krokus finds stops and starts mighty confusing, and I really can't blame him.  We both like to get on a roll and keep moving.

Tracy

 

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