[Travelandtourism] Technology And Distractions

Thu Apr 11 16:29:21 UTC 2019

Hi, Peter and list.

Peter, I agree that it's frustrating to have someone duck out of a
meeting that they traveled to just to charge their assistive
technology, but app developers aren't to blame for that. It sounds
like the person had screwed-up priorities, needed a faster charging
station, or there could be any number of reasons. Anyway, best to you
and Mary, and safe travels.

Jen

On 4/11/19, Peter Donahue via TravelAndTourism
<travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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