Hi, That's the impression I got.
Ron & Danvers -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 7:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare Navigation App - Free during July & August, 2015 It should be noted that the app is blind square event. It offers all the features but can only be used in the event area. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 8, 2015, at 11:33 PM, Danny Leung <dlng321.mob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Canadian, > > I received an email today and know BlindSquare is offer for free in the month > of July & August! I cut and paste the content of the email below: > > *** Begin Note *** > > Hi Everyone, > > As most of you will know, this summer Ontario is hosting the Pan Am and Para > Pan Am Games, which are the largest multisport games Canada has ever hosted. > These events will only increase the flood of summer tourists and visitors > that Ontario sees every year. For those visitors to our province who are > blind or partially sighted, independent and safe navigation can be a real > challenge. This is why CNIB is proud to announce that BlindSquare, a > navigation app that won our Winston Gordon Award for Accessibility, is being > offered free of charge to all for the months of July and August. > > BlindSquare is the world’s most popular accessible GPS-app developed for > individuals who are blind or partially sighted. It describes the environment, > announces points of interest and street intersections as its user travels or > plans future journeys. It’s been programmed with points of interest -- > hotels, restaurants, Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games venues, festival locations > and more. Users with vision loss can rely on BlindSquare to help them safely > and independently navigate the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto and a 250 km > radius) during their visit. Sighted users who are visitors to the GTA can > also benefit from its clear and easy-to-use interface. BlindSquare is > available in 22 languages, thus positioning it as ideal for visitors to and > participants in the Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games, the largest multi-sport > games Canada has hosted. > > BlindSquare - which is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store – uses > GPS, the iPhone compass and FourSquare to deliver information verbally about > what is around the user. The app can be used to find the most popular eatery > within a radius of interest, as well as to find a specific venue. Users can > shake the device for updates on where they are and information about nearby > intersections and venues. BlindSquare also tracks progress towards a > destination and can mark a position, helping its user to find that spot again > later. > > To learn more about BlindSquare you can read our media release here. > > BlindSquare has created a video announcement you can watch here. Please note: > this video is not accessible. > > To download BlindSquare, simply click on this link. > > While BlindSquare normally retails for US$30, for July and August, 2015, CNIB > and BlindSquare are pleased to offer it for free to any and all interested > users. > > *** end note *** > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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