[Nfbf-l] conference call about Aira

[Jorge Hernandez]

Greetings

 

I am forwarding this information from Michael Hingson for an upcoming
teleconference on October 11, 2017.  Please find the calling information
below:

 

Hello, 

 

Some of you may have participated this past Wednesday on a conference call I
conducted about Aira, the visual interpreter for the blind. The response was
tremendous with 51 people attending. Many have written to ask when I will be
holding another call. So, I have scheduled another call for October 11, 2017
to introduce you to Aira. Perhaps you have heard of Aira or perhaps you have
not yet heard of this incredible product.

 

We call Aira "a visual interpreter for blind and low vision persons". With
Aira anyone can accomplish tasks usually inaccessible to blind people
because they require significant eye sight to perform them, more eye sight
than we have ourselves.

 

So, what is Aira exactly? Aira is a product consisting of smart glasses with
a tiny high-resolution video camera, an app on a smartphone, and a specially
trained agent who describes the images seen by the glasses' camera. To use
Aira a blind person contacts Aira through the Aira app. When a request is
made an agent is called by the smartphone while at the same time a video
internet connection is established between the agent and the glasses. When
the agent answers the call from the user, not only does the agent see what
the camera transmits, but they also receive gps and Google map data showing
where the user is and what is geographically around them.

 

Agents are specifically hired because they have an aptitude for describing
and providing information as required. They go through special training and
a rigorous battery of tests before they are permitted to accept calls and go
to work. Aira agents do not help, but rather they provide information. If,
for example, you use Aira while walking and you approach a street corner the
Aira agent will not tell you when it is safe to cross the street. The agent
can indicate it they see cars coming and they can tell you when the traffic
light turns green for you. Aira does not replace canes, guide dogs or your
travel skills. Instead, Aira enhances your toolbox of information gathering
techniques.

 

People have used Aira to go shopping, travel through airports and malls,
better perform household tasks such as identifying and preparing meals,
putting on makeup, visiting places such as amusement parks and Arlington
cemetery, assembling items and even running in the Boston Marathon. Aira is
limited in what it can do only by your imagination.

 

If you want to learn more about Aira you are invited to attend the
teleconference call on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 2PM Hawaiian time, 5PM
Pacific time, 6PM Mountain time, 7PM Central time, and 8PM Eastern time. If
you are wondering why I list all times it is because I want to point out
that Aira is available to everyone throughout the United States. Oh yes,
this does include Alaska. To attend all you need to do is to dial in with
the phone number (605) 468-8004, and enter the access code 329906# when the
call is answered. During the call, you will learn all you wish to know about
Aira. We shall be conducting a live demonstration with an Aira agent
assisting me, or at least describing to you what I am doing as well as
helping me answer your questions.

 

Should you have questions you wish to ask me before the call please feel
free to contact me directly at michael.hingson at aira.io and I will do my best
to provide a timely response. I hope to see you next Wednesday and I look
forward to you joining the Aira family. Below my signature are some links
you can click on to learn more about Aira. Thank you for your time.  

 

Best regards

 

 

Michael Hingson

Director of Strategic Sales