[nfbwatlk] The ecane

Thu Nov 20 22:57:27 UTC 2008

Mike, I agree with you.  I am reluctant to say much.  I do wonder about the cost, and whether the damn thing helps in identifying people for possible relationships.  Pretty soon, maybe, we can just stay home and send some technology wonder out into the community.

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Progress in technology is fine but it needs to be the right kind of technology. The point is to make our lives easier and better. I don't see marking all bathrooms and elevators so some cane can locate them  any better than using my current blindness skills.
Mike S
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From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of CT McGuire
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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
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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
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>> [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 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
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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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