[Nfbk] New Mobility app developing
Cindy Smith
cindy.smith8109 at aol.com
Thu Mar 27 16:33:55 UTC 2014
I see your problem Rick, I think you have some very good ideas
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> On Mar 27, 2014, at 11:44 AM, "Rick Roderick" <rickrod at twc.com> wrote:
>
> I agree. A mobility instructor talked about an experience she had when she
> was in training. When student started counting steps, the supervising
> instructor would start talking to them to distract them. AFter all, steps
> can have varying lengths.
>
> I would like a devic eto say, Your facing east. Turn north at the next
> intersecting corridor. I was taught to be aware of geographical directions
> during outdoor travel.
>
> I believe that any device should be a supplement to the cane or dog, but
> here is my problem. Because of hearing loss, I wear a hearing aid in one ear
> and a cochlear implant processor. The hearing aid gives me more natural
> sound in some ways, but the CI gives me shaarper sound and a greater volume.
> The problem is that my directional hearing is very poor.
>
> I would like to see a device developed for those of us with duo-sensory
> impairments. Perhaps one would wear gloves. A camera would be worn on the
> head, perhaps two cameras in glasses. One could then feel the traffic flow
> through the gloves as vibrations. This could also help people with normal
> hearing when a bus idles and blocks out sounds.
>
>
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