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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve been using a white cane or guide dog for about fifty years, and I still say nothing beats the white cane or guide dog and intelligence and critical thinking in the training and use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However, I am not at all against the development of these items, just because of the age we live in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>But, you have to think now! If you wake up some fine morning, and your cane’s battery is dead? Sighted people with dead car batteries get a cab, or a ride to work, or call in to the boss, saying will be late. Everyone is going to maybe understand the ramifications of a dead car battery in our carcentric society.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It sounds like these devices would still be canes with the training needed to use them effectively, but with other features, just like a vehicle having air bags or rear cameras, or the distance warning system beeps when getting too close to another vehicle.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Judy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jen via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 24, 2022 10:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Bullis via nFB-Talk <nfb-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Jen <spiderweb1@sbcglobal.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Talk] intellicane<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Personally, I'm against this idea. We wouldn't have a need for orientation and mobility skills if this was to catch on. What does everyone else think?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="yahoo_quoted_6000905025"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Thursday, February 24, 2022, 01:24:47 PM EST, Michael Bullis via nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv6042252593><div><div><p class=yiv6042252593msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Stanford researchers are developing an intelligent cane that will detect objects and guide the user around them among features. Please take this short survey to assist them in their work and register to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6042252593msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://forms.gle/nRo2fgrik396frb77" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/nRo2fgrik396frb77</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6042252593msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv6042252593msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>nFB-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org">nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nFB-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/spiderweb1%40sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/spiderweb1%40sbcglobal.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>