[nfbwatlk] The ecane

Thu Nov 20 21:29:42 UTC 2008

Hey if it can help me navigate and give me directions in a pleasent robot
voice I'm all for it. I really do wish it would make coffee..maybe they
could work out some kind of dispenser or thermos attatchment? God I just
died a little imagining how great that would be. Besides, there's always
room for improvement, right? I think it's pretty exicting, all these
disability related developments. Then again I am a child of the internet age
and love the idea of being constantly plugged in to real time information.

ct

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, KAYE KIPP <kkipp123 at msn.com> wrote:

> Well, if it ain't broke, why do they try to fix it?
>
> Kaye
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sivill" <mike.sivill at viewplus.com
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> The morse code thing sounds great for deafblind people but sighted people
>> need to leave our canes alone, even if they are deaf rocket-scientists
>> like
>> this Dr. Lieberman.
>> Mike S
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Behalf Of KAYE KIPP
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>> Well, if it can't make my coffee in the morning, I don't want it.  lol.
>> I'm
>>
>> sure this Dr. Lieberman has invented some really useful stuff, but I have
>> to
>>
>> admit to some skepticism about this one.
>>
>> Kaye
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Merryfield" <
>> lauren1 at catliness.com>
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>>
>> Hi,
>>> That sounds interesting--and confusing.
>>> Thanks
>>> Lauren
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>>>
>>> THE eCANE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> An innovative new Assistive Technology called the eCane
>>>>
>>>> is anticipated in the market based on a patent that has just been
>>>> announced. It uses a combination of old and new technologies to produce
>>>> a
>>>>
>>>
>>  smart cane for people who are blind or deaf and blind (deafblind). It
>>>> provides communications and navigation on numerous levels. Moreover the
>>>> eCane is not limited by the restrictions that GPS units have by not
>>>> being
>>>>
>>>
>>  able to function indoors or near tall buildings.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Navigation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The device can tell a blind person if a specific object is in the
>>>> immediate
>>>>
>>>> area. For example, if a person is in a hotel lobby, the eCane can tell
>>>> the user if there is an elevator, or a restroom in the immediate area.
>>>> After receiving a command, the cane will guide the person to an elevator
>>>> or restroom, and in the case of the restroom tell if it is a men's,
>>>> women's, or coed restroom. An important feature of the eCane is the
>>>> ability to correct any deviations in the course towards a destination.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Communication for and with Deafblind Users
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One of the most exciting aspects of the eCane is its communications
>>>>
>>>> capability. This capability is enabled by an innovative use of both old
>>>> and new technology. Using the eCane a person who is both deaf and blind
>>>> can communicate with others regardless of whether they are deaf or
>>>> hearing. The person who is deafblind would know what the hearing person
>>>> says and the hearing person will hear a voice that says what the
>>>> deafblind person has said by communicating it to the eCane. The person
>>>> who is deafblind communicates by keying into the eCane what they want to
>>>> say by using Morse code. The cane translates the response from the
>>>> hearing person into Morse code and vibrates the code to the deafblind
>>>> user.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The eCane uses voice recognition technology to translate the response
>>>> from the hearing user into Morse code. Using the eCane a deafblind
>>>> person
>>>>
>>>
>>  can now have a conversation with a hearing person without having to rely
>>>> on an interpreter to do finger spelling in the palm or his or her hand.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> About the inventor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dr. Ron Liebermann, the inventor of the electronic cane is the president
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>> Signtel Inc., the makers of the acclaimed Signtel Interpreter that was
>>>> developed with a team that included over100 deaf employees of Signtel.
>>>> Among his many inventions, he holds patents for the Telephone for the
>>>> Deaf, which allows communication between hearing and deaf persons,
>>>> without utilizing the relay service, The Fast Cash Transactions (FCT) -
>>>>
>>>> the forefather of the mobile electronic banking system and a TV for
>>>> persons who are both deaf and blind.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron Liebermann has a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of
>>>> Oxford,
>>>>
>>>> England. He was an associate professor of physics at the Federal
>>>> University in Brazil and later moved to Yale University where he worked
>>>> on the Hubble Telescope. His social contributions predate his work on
>>>> behalf of deaf, blind and deaf-blind persons, volunteering time in his
>>>> community. He created the New Haven Police Stress Unit and later the New
>>>> Haven Police Hostage Negotiations Team together with former Chief Bill
>>>> Farrell, for which he received a letter of commendation from the Board
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>
>>  Police Commissioners and also an award from the City of New Haven.  Dr.
>>>> Liebermann also headed a successful startup company in
>>>>
>>>> telecommunications.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dr. Liebermann is the first to acknowledge that in order to stay
>>>> focused,
>>>>
>>>
>>  yet
>>>>
>>>> bring the eCane product to market he needs to team up with others and
>>>> says he'd welcome any interest from seasoned entrepreneurs, business
>>>> people and companies to usher such products to market. Dr. Liebermann
>>>> can
>>>>
>>>
>>  be reached at Signtel 203-248-0600 or via the Contact Us form at
>>>> Signtel's web site (www.signtelinc.com).
>>>>
>>>>
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