[Travelandtourism] Technology And Distractions

Thu Apr 11 14:41:31 UTC 2019

Good morning everyone,

	Apps and other wayfinding technology for the blind are great if they
don't cause distractions. This past weekend one of our business team members
decided that charging their assistive technology was more important than
staying in the conference session to obtain information that could help them
grow their business. This individual should have charged their devices prior
to the start of Saturday evening's business session instead of ducking out
to use the arena charging station. My cell phone battery was at 30% by the
end of the night. I waited until we returned to our hotel room to recharge
the cell phone so as not to miss any important information.

	We're all for developing apps and other products to assist blind
travelers but if we're going to be your business coach we won't have our
time wasted by those who spend their time at charging stations instead of in
the business session when these devices could be charged when the conference
is not in session emergencies not withstanding. This bit of wisdom should
also be kept in mind for those who attend travel-related conventions so
you'll receive the maximum benefit from such conferences.

Peter Donahue

-----Original Message-----
From: TravelAndTourism [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jana Jackson via TravelAndTourism
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 1:18 AM
To: 'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'
Cc: Jana Jackson
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] An app to find empty chairs, doors, and
other objects

Hi, Emre!  This app sounds interesting!  Yes, blindness skills are crucial,
but like Jennifer says, there are some situations where it could be very
helpful!  I'm glad the IOS app is coming! :)  Take care!

Jana

-----Original Message-----
From: TravelAndTourism <travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
Emre Sarbak via TravelAndTourism
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 3:44 PM
To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Emre Sarbak <emre at mediate.tech>
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] An app to find empty chairs, doors, and
other objects

Hey Jennifer,

Yes, we are planning to release the iOS version in the next couple of
months. Let me know if you would like to be invited earlier to beta testing.

Best,

emre

---

Emre Sarbak

Co-founder | Mediate <http://mediate.tech>
(314) 445-8028

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 5:26 AM Jennifer Bose via TravelAndTourism <
travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> That app sounds really great and very crowded, large spaces! Thanks 
> for working on this. Let us know if there ever will be an iOS version. 
> Good luck.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 9, 2019, at 9:48 PM, Peter Donahue via TravelAndTourism <
> travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good evening everyone,
> >
> >    These are travel issues that can be fixed quite nicely by the use 
> > of a white cane, a guide dog, a mouth, and two ears to ask for and 
> > receive directions. This past weekend we ssaw a terrible example of 
> > how the over
> use
> > of assistive technology can do more harm than good. Learning good
> blindness
> > skills is far more important than apps and other contraptions.
> >
> > Peter Donahue
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TravelAndTourism [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> > On Behalf Of Emre Sarbak via TravelAndTourism
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 8:15 PM
> > To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Emre Sarbak
> > Subject: [Travelandtourism] An app to find empty chairs, doors, and 
> > other objects
> >
> > Hey friends,
> >
> > I am the co-founder of Mediate. We develop computer vision apps for 
> > the blind and we try to give more independence to blind while 
> > navigating and using new environments. We have recently released an 
> > Android app called Supersense which locates objects around you like 
> > an empty chair, a door,
> a
> > person, and many other things. I was wondering about other problems 
> > that
> we
> > could try to address. We are trying to make the physical world much 
> > more accessible. Any input is very appreciated.
> >
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mediate.supersense
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > emre
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Emre Sarbak
> >
> > Co-founder | Mediate <http://mediate.tech> 
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