[Ncabs] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Aira Teleconference

[Kenia Flores]

Good evening, all,

Please read below regarding an upcoming conference call with Aira. I
hope you will consider joining.

Best,

Kenia Flores
President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students

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From: Michael Hingson via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:19:03 -0500
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Aira Teleconference
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org


Hello,

I am writing to invite you to a teleconference
call on Wednesday, October 4, to introduce you to
Aira. Perhaps you have heard of Aira or perhaps
you have not yet heard of this incredible product.

We call Aira “a visual interpreter for blind
and low vision persons†. With Aira anyone can
accomplish tasks usually inaccessible to blind
people because they require significant eye sight
to perform them, more eye sight than we have ourselves.

So, what is Aira exactly? Aira is a product
consisting of smart glasses with a tiny
high-resolution video camera, an app on a
smartphone, and a specially trained agent who
describes the images seen by the glasses’
camera. To use Aira a blind person contacts Aira
through the Aira app. When a request is made an
agent is called by the smartphone while at the
same time a video internet connection is
established between the agent and the glasses.
When the agent answers the call from the user,
not only does the agent see what the camera
transmits, but they also receive gps and Google
map data showing where the user is and what is geographically around them.

Agents are specifically hired because they have
an aptitude for describing and providing
information as required. They go through special
training and a rigorous battery of tests before
they are permitted to accept calls and go to
work. Aira agents do not help, but rather they
provide information. If, for example, you use
Aira while walking and you approach a street
corner the Aira agent will not tell you when it
is safe to cross the street. The agent can
indicate it they see cars coming and they can
tell you when the traffic light turns green for
you. Aira does not replace canes, guide dogs or
your travel skills. Instead, Aira enhances your
toolbox of information gathering techniques.

People have used Aira to go shopping, travel
through airports and malls, better perform
household tasks such as identifying and preparing
meals, putting on makeup, visiting places such as
amusement parks and Arlington cemetery,
assembling items and even running in the Boston
Marathon. Aira is limited in what it can do only by your imagination.

If you want to learn more about Aira you are
invited to attend a special teleconference call
on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 2PM Hawaiian
time, 5PM Pacific time, 6PM Mountain time, 7PM
Central time, and 8PM Eastern time. To attend all
you need to do is to dial in with the phone
number (605) 468-8004, and enter the access code
329906# when the call is answered. During the
call, you will learn all you wish to know about
Aira. We shall be conducting a live demonstration
with an Aira agent assisting me, or at least
describing to you what I am doing as well as
helping me answer your questions. We may even
have some other Aira surprise guests.

Should you have questions you wish to ask me
before the call please feel free to contact me
directly at
<mailto:michael.hingson at aira.io>michael.hingson at aira.io
and I will do my best to provide a timely
response. I hope to see you next Wednesday and I
look forward to you joining the Aira family.
Below my signature are some links you can click
on to learn more about Aira. Thank you for your time.

Best regards


Michael Hingson
Director of Strategic Sales

<http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40kevinphelan%2Fmeet-aira-the-startup-thats-bringing-jack-bauer-s-secret-weapon-chloe-to-real-life-cd058afd540%23.wn2bfzxz6&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd>Aira
Overview Blog
​ ​
- A primer on Aira.

<http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2016%2F12%2F22%2Fthis-technology-helps-guide-the-blind-and-visually-impaired.html&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd>Aira
on CNBC
-
Meet Candice Jordan ​ ​an amazing Aira user and advocate.

<http://t.sidekickopen65.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XZsdDZfnVRrQh84X9HszW8qC6LR56dDBKf4d23G202?t=http%3A%2F%2Fblindabilities.com%2Fbapresents%2Faira-series-part-2-meet-nicholas-giudice-michael-hingson-and-cheryl-spencer-aira-users%2F&si=5061981071605760&pi=b12cff5d-4312-443a-8be4-75b24a994ebd>Blind
Abilities Podcast - Independent review of Aira.


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