[NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

[Sandra Johnson]

AIRA sounds wonderful but once again it is only for the rich, not a blind 
person on a low income.  The main problem with AIRA is the very expensive 
price for the glasses and monthly plan.  Their free offers will not help 
those who cannot afford the glasses.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cindy Ray via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 2:50 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Cc: cindyray at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Aira, or Be My Eyes

You have the glasses though. Tracy doesn't apparently. You don't have to
wave the phone around all that much though. You have to  move it in the
direction indicated by the agent. I'd try it on the seven day trial.
Cindy Lou


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Melissa Allman via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 1:24 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Melissa Allman <MAllman at seeingeye.org>; 'Tracy Carcione'
<carcione at access.net>
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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