The app is called Be My Eyes it's free right now as they have funding for it and in September who knows
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 19, 2015, at 6:31 AM, Darrel Vickers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Be my eyes > > > Thank You, > Darrel Vickers, > president, Adaptive Technology > http://ati.moblind.org > > Please also Visit me and my friends at: Woodworking for the Blind > http://ww4b.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Dollar > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 2:04 AM > To: Adaptive technology information and support. > Subject: Re: [ATI] [Nfbmo] News Story Danish App 'lends sight to the blind' > > Hi, > > What is the name of the app again? > > Thanks, > > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terrie Arnold > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 5:15 PM > To: Adaptive technology information and support. > Subject: Re: [ATI] [Nfbmo] News Story Danish App 'lends sight to the blind' > > Document this app works really well as I tried it yesterday I had two boxes > of crackers not knowing what kind they were and the barcode wasn't reading > well so use this and the person I talked to was in Tennessee and told me > what the two different boxes were she even told me to turn one of them > upside down that it was upside down and very quick response and use it > against > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Darrel Vickers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have read about this app and it sounds like a great idea, though I >> have not tried it yet. >> >> >> Thank You, >> Darrel Vickers, >> president, Adaptive Technology >> http://ati.moblind.org >> >> Please also Visit me and my friends at: Woodworking for the Blind >> http://ww4b.org >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ATI [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Lynn >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 5:56 PM >> To: ATI List; mcb chat >> Subject: [ATI] [Nfbmo] News Story Danish App 'lends sight to the blind' >> >> >> >> >> >> from Nancy Lynn [email protected] -----Original Message----- >> From: Dan Flasar via Nfbmo >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 4:24 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Nfbmo] News Story - Danish App 'lends sight to the blind' - >> whatdo you think? >> >> ;Hi all, >> Below, I've inserted the text from an article from The >> Huffington Post. I'll include a link at the end but HuffPo isn't the >> most blind -friendly of sites. What do you think of this app? >> >> >> Included text begins now: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> A new app lets you -- yes, you -- help the blind see. >> Copenhagen-based app _Be My Eyes_ (http://www.bemyeyes.org/) , which >> launched on Thursday, connects blind people and sighted people >> through their iPhones and iPads. Here's how it works: If you're >> blind, you can sign up for the service and reach out to sighted users >> through a live video connection on the app. Once connected, blind >> users can ask sighted users questions over video chat. If you're >> sighted, you can sign up to help blind users. >> If you're a sighted user and you get a request, it will come through >> your phone as a push notification with a ringing sound. If you tap the >> notification, you'll be connected and a video will pop up, showing >> whatever the blind user is filming. You'll also be able to hear him or >> her speak and ask a question. >> Sighted users might be asked to help navigate a new place, read a >> sign or label, or help in some other way. One example of how someone >> might use the app is to help distinguish between two cans of food: >> (illustration of 2 different cans of food) Both iPhones and iPads have >> services built in to help blind users. You can _use VoiceOver for >> iOS_ >> (https://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/voiceover/) to get your >> iPhone or iPad to help you navigate your screen, type, read, use apps >> and more. >> Since you're connected to each other via live video, there are >> obviously some ways in which users could abuse the system. "Both the >> blind person and the sighted person are allowed to report each other >> for misuse," Be My Eyes co-founder and CEO Thelle Kristensen told The >> Huffington Post in a phone interview on Friday. If you get reported >> enough times, you won't be able to connect to anyone through the app >> anymore. >> If you're a sighted user and a notification appears but you don't >> answer it, the request will simply go to someone else. As of now, >> there are currently more than 17,800 sighted people and 1,500 blind >> people using the app, according to the Be My Eyes website. More than >> 2,900 pairs of blind and sighted people have been connected so far. >> "Not every helper has gotten a call yet," Kristensen said. "We hope >> to see that picking up more and more." >> The entire service is free, and Be My Eyes is a nonprofit. It's only >> available on iOS devices for now, but you can_ request to be notified_ >> (http://bemyeyes.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e7bc4d93c409f117307da >> 5764&i >> d=6715c5a0e >> a) when the Android app is available. >> (embedded video not copyable) >> Here's the link to the story: >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/be-my-eyes-app_n_6488230.html >> Dan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nfbmo mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmo_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> Nfbmo: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmo_nfbnet.org/freespirit.stl%40at >> t.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) >> A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind >> http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology > > > _______________________________________________ > ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) > A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind > http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) 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