[nfbwatlk] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Offer for Orientation and Mobility specialists and a discount for all of ys

[Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)]

Damn. How did we get along before technology? I'm sure mobility instructors want their blind students to learn how to get around independently. Does this get us independent, or merely self-reliant? Or isn't there a difference?

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From: Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews via Nfbnet-members-list
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 11:38 AM
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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Offer for Orientation and Mobility specialists and a discount for all of ys


>
>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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