[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Offer for Orientation and Mobility specialists and a discount for all of ys
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Thu Aug 14 18:37:58 UTC 2014
>
>The following announcement comes from Rob Nevin
><rob at u-r-able.com>
>
>
>FREE copy of BlindSquare GPS for Orientation and Mobility Specialists
>
>Attention All Orientation and Mobility Specialists,
>
>I have exciting news to announce about BlindSquare, the popular
>accessible GPS-app developed for the blind and visually
>impaired. BlindSquare GPS, an iOS application reasonably priced at
>$29.99, is now available to Orientation and Mobility
>Specialists/Instructors for FREE.
>
>Wouldn't it be Awesome to have a GPS application tell you how the
>intersection you are stand at works? In this initiative, WE as
>Orientation and Mobility Specialists, now have the opportunity to
>utilize our skills of intersection analysis and share that
>information with the entire BlindSquare User Network. Imagine,
>traveling to a new city and having this information available in advance!
>
>But more! BlindSquare is Much More than Just your Normal VoiceOver
>Accessible GPS App for the iPhone
>
>BlindSquare describes the environment, announces points of interest
>and street intersections as you travel. In conjunction with free,
>third-party navigation apps it is a powerful solution providing most
>of the information blind and visually impaired need to travel independently.
>
>BlindSquare gives real time, valuable information to Visually
>Impaired and Blind Users while traveling independently. BlindSquare
>can be utilized as an instructional tool to teach cardinal
>directions, time/distance, cognitive mapping skills, residential,
>small business, and business districts, as well as assist users in
>planning, saving, and implementing a travel route. BlindSquare will
>tell you your currently location thus eliminating the need to change
>apps and ask Siri "Where am I". BlindSquare will also allow you to
>orientate yourself to your current location utilizing its Look
>Around feature. Simply point your phone in any directions and listen
>as BlindSquare tells you cardinal directions (north, south, east,
>west), the next street over, as well as how far away the targeted
>street is (feet). If you are not good at cardinal directions change
>the settings to utilize information your students maybe more
>familiar with. BlindSquare will allow the user to change the Style
>of Directions given by allow the user to choose between cardinal
>directions, Proportional, Degree, and clock face directions. You are
>also able to change the Distance Unit Spoken to feet, meters, or
>yards. While traveling a given route to your destination,
>BlindSquare will assists the Visually Impaired or Blind Traveler by
>continuously spatially updating the traveler by announcing your
>current location as well as alert you to the next upcoming street
>and your distance from it. This information can also be controlled
>in the settings to change the distance in which the announcement
>takes place from long, medium, or shorter distances from the
>intersections. This is a great instructional tool as your student
>becomes more of an independent traveler the amount of prompting
>about the next upcoming street can easily be reduced. While
>traveling a route, setup non-visual landmarks by marking your
>position or saving places (i.e. McDonalds is a landmark for everyone
>and "Sighties" utilize visual cues to give directions SO can you).
>Get personal and create or track your own routes to be saved.
>
>BlindSquare also uses information from other iOS applications like
>FourSquare. Imagine when planning a route that includes a
>restaurant as the destination unlocking crowd-sourced information
>and be able to review both patron ratings and the menu in advance!
>
>With Aftershokz headsets, fully control the BlindSquare app by touch
>while your iOS device is in your pocket or backpack. Turn by turn
>directions while retaining street sounds thanks to the Aftershokz
>bone conduction headset. Buy Aftershokz, for a limited time, for
>10% off and free shipping using our discount code
>"yourtsvi". www.aftershokz.com
>
>Come and collaborate, share data of intersections you have analyzed,
>and participate or help build my new BlindSquare classroom at
>www.yourtsvi.wikispaces.net.
>
>To get your Free copy of BlindSquare and participate in this new
>exciting collaborative team contact:
>
>Andrea Bodnari
>Assistive Technology Specialist, M.S., TVI, OM, LVR
>yourtsvi at gmail.com
>www.andreashead.wikispaces.com
>(717) 278-1795
>
>
>Special Thanks to These Contributing Sponsors!!!!
David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail: dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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