Hi Andy,
I totally agree as well.
How many blind people can afford $200.00 or more a month to get
unlimited service to have an entire play at the theater described for
them.
The people who are so passionate about this service, don’t realize
that the blind are 70 percent unemployed.
What about those people?
I went to the Ohio State University and went everywhere I wanted to go
with my good, old cane, and I do so today.
Technology is just getting out of hand, I think.
It is making some people lazy.
Also, why are blind people alone all of the time.
I hear so many blind people say that they are alone here and there,
and they need this service.
I always have people around everywhere I go , practically.
How many sighted people go out and roam around alone.
Another thing this brings up, is that blind people need to be with
sighted people, instead of using a service like this.
We are becoming a society where everyone wants to do everything for
him or her self, instead of relying on each other.
Many cultures would not think of doing so many things alone like we do
in the west, and I assume Australia
And New Zealand.
Mexicans love to live with their extended family.
They would not live alone if their life depended on it.
Technology like this AIRA, are just causing people to be alone more
with their technology.
When I ride the bus, I am always talking to people.
I do not even want to get on my phone!
I love talking to strangers the whole time I am out, , not on a device.
Thanks for putting up with my little rant.
Sometimes, I think the blind were better off, when they had to get a
reader to read everything to them, and they had to remember it or take
good Braille notes as the human read to them.
New is not always better for people!
Have a great one,
David Moore
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I agree!
Considering that most blind people are unemployed, and that the average
income of blind folks is well below that of those who are not blind, aiRa
will only be feasible for a minority of blind people, thus making
services
like Be My Eyes, and platforms like MS Seeing AI a welcome alternative.
Andy
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From: "Cristóbal Muñoz" <cristobalm...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: Aira
As with most things in life. You get what you pay for...
And this isn't meant to denigrate BeMyEyes or the people who volunteer
through the service, but keep in mind you're talking about well
intentioned
people who are still just volunteers at the end of the day.
Cristóbal
-----Original Message-----
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Marie
Lyons
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 11:53 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Aira
I can only tell you about “Be my eyes” and a difficulty I experienced. A
volunteer said, ”over there”. That isn’t very helpful to a blind
person. I
do know of 2 stores who offer “Aira” for free: Wallgreens and
Wegmanns. This
is done by using the app on your iPhone.
Marie Lyons
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> On Jan 27, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Holly <fe...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> I just joined this group yesterday. I have been following the
discussion
> concerning Aira.
>
> I am certain that most of you know about the app 'Be My Eyes', which is
> free and essentially operates like Aira, although the sighted people
> answering the phones are volunteers, not paid operators.
>
> I have never had a particular reason to use either app, as am living
with
> a sighted partner.
>
> Could anyone tell me how they compare? The paid version seems very
> expensive for low income people.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Holly
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