[Sportsandrec] Video concerning flash sonar, Daniel Kish Ted Talks

[Roger Acuna]

Cool video. I used to ride my bike around the school yard near where I 
lived.  I got to know the campus very well and I knew where the poles were 
so I avoided those areas.  I wasn't any good about picking up things like 
basketball poles goal posts or trees. Buildings and walls no problem.  I 
wasalsoable to  ride down residental streets by riding directly down the 
middle of the street. When a car approached I would yield then continue 
after it passed.  I really enjoyed riding in the evenings when the night was 
cool and most people were in for the night, and so it was pretty safe.  Now 
I live in a big city and no longer ride. Miss those days.  Tandem biking is 
not the same.  But I still get a chance to ride every once and a while when 
visiting family who live in those in residential towns.

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From: "JUSTIN LOUCHART" <jalouchart at gmail.com>

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Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:09 AM

Subject: [Sportsandrec] Video concerning flash sonar, Daniel Kish Ted Talks



> Hello, all,
>
> Recently there's been much talk about flash sonar in the blindness
> community, and here's a video which may address several concerns about
> it and its true usability.
>
> This video is Daniel Kish doing a Ted Talks presentation in Mumbi, India.
>
> A quick note: One of the concerns surrounding flash sonar is the click
> volume. Many people in the blindness world believe that flash sonar is
> obtrusive and annoying because of its perceived loudness. This myth is
> perpetuated by only hearing the click through production microphones.
> In the clip where a female student is identifying an unknown
> structure, you'll hear the click at its almost natural volume. In
> fact, the clicks being used are a tiny bit louder than they normally
> are.
>
> Another strictly visual clip is Juan Ruiz, now 30, at the Guineuss
> World Records show in Milan, Italy. He's atop a bicycle steering
> through roughly a dozen randomly spaced, randomly arranged poles. He
> was never allowed to see the obstacle course before that moment. This
> was his first try through it, and he set the world record for a
> totally blind person navigating such a course from atop a bicycle.
>
> I think that's the only strictly visual clip. So without further ado,
> here's a link to a youtube video of Daniel Kish's most recent Ted
> Talk.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-P2a6Mrjs
>
>
> I look forward to your thoughts,
> Justin
> -- 
> Justin Louchart
> JALOUCHART at GMAIL.COM
>
> Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam
>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JUSTIN LOUCHART" <jalouchart at gmail.com>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:09 AM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Video concerning flash sonar, Daniel Kish Ted Talks


> Hello, all,
>
> Recently there's been much talk about flash sonar in the blindness
> community, and here's a video which may address several concerns about
> it and its true usability.
>
> This video is Daniel Kish doing a Ted Talks presentation in Mumbi, India.
>
> A quick note: One of the concerns surrounding flash sonar is the click
> volume. Many people in the blindness world believe that flash sonar is
> obtrusive and annoying because of its perceived loudness. This myth is
> perpetuated by only hearing the click through production microphones.
> In the clip where a female student is identifying an unknown
> structure, you'll hear the click at its almost natural volume. In
> fact, the clicks being used are a tiny bit louder than they normally
> are.
>
> Another strictly visual clip is Juan Ruiz, now 30, at the Guineuss
> World Records show in Milan, Italy. He's atop a bicycle steering
> through roughly a dozen randomly spaced, randomly arranged poles. He
> was never allowed to see the obstacle course before that moment. This
> was his first try through it, and he set the world record for a
> totally blind person navigating such a course from atop a bicycle.
>
> I think that's the only strictly visual clip. So without further ado,
> here's a link to a youtube video of Daniel Kish's most recent Ted
> Talk.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-P2a6Mrjs
>
>
> I look forward to your thoughts,
> Justin
> -- 
> Justin Louchart
> JALOUCHART at GMAIL.COM
>
> Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam
>
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