Hi, I also find this useful when waiting to be picked up as you can feel the vibrations of people approaching. You can get it down to a fine art where you can tell the difference between soft material and eg hard timber etc. Ideal for a deaf blind person like myself. Sylvia. a
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lisa Kozlik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Diane Garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:35:04 -0500 >Subject: [Braillenote] OT: Diane -- Mowat Sensor >Hi Diane, >The Mowat Sensor is a small hand held device used by the blind to detect >objects in their path. Whenever the Mowat encounters an object, it emits a >series of vibrations. These vibrations can help a blind person locate all >kinds of things such as tables, chairs and even doorways. If you've ever >heard of the Hand Guide or the Mini Guide, it's very similar except that the >Mowat Sensor is no longer made. >Lisa >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
