[nfbwatlk] The ecane

Fri Nov 21 02:45:08 UTC 2008

Right on Gary!
Think of it.  Hey Ecane!  Go fetch me a Pizza.  I was going to say fetch me 
a blond, but someone would tell Cathy on me.
Carl Jarvis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mackenstadt, Gary" <Gary.Mackenstadt at ed.gov>
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Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] The ecane

>
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Sivill
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 2:17 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] The ecane
>
> 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
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of CT McGuire
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] The ecane
>
> 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-----
>>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of KAYE KIPP
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:26 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] The ecane
>>>
>>> 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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>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] The ecane
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>> That sounds interesting--and confusing.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Lauren
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>>>> <nfbwatlk at NFBnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:12 PM
>>>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] The ecane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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