Too risky for and old city like Kolkata where we can seldom walk on pavements in fear of holes and dumps. Yet the stick is quite cheap. I think, the beep model is worth a try.
Best regards, Amiyo. Cell: +91-9433464329 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Subramani L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:54 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding the walking stick. > I have the experience of using the beep I cane. The biggest problem it > has is the guarantee that it will not be severely warpedwhen left > accidentally inside a pit or if someone tramples over it. Actually, I am > slightly apprehensive about Icanes in general because the body of the > cane, the tube, is often made extremely weak and so there is always the > risk of being broken at a difficult situation. > > Subramani > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ch. > Srinivasu > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding the walking stick. > > As far as my understanding goes, right now they have released two models > and > one with beep and another has speech indicators. I am not sure if the > speech > is available in languages other than Kannada. I was also told it is > being > marketed by Indian Red Cross Society, Bangalore. > > Thanks & Regards, > Ch. Srinivasu | Access Consultant > BarrierBreak Technologies > India: +91 (22) 2686 0485 / 86 > Cell: +91 99202 29081 > USA: +1 (781) 452 0677 > Web: http://www.barrierbreak.com > BarrierBreak | Techshare India | Accessibility Blog > BarrierBreak Technologies a subsidiary of Net Systems Informatics > > Please don't print this email unless you really need to. This will > preserve > trees on our planet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Amiyo Biswas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding the walking stick. > > Hello Pradeep, > If you have seen the models, select the best one for us. I want to > purchase > one immediately. Please suggest a model because I cannot go to Bangalore > right now. > > Best regards, > > Amiyo. > > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pradeep banakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "tav reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Regarding the walking stick. > > > > hi, yesterday I attended demo of electronic cane in Redcross > Bangalore. > > Vazeer showed me model number-2 (two folded) costs you RS 900 which > has > > following features > > 1) this electronic cane gives sounds to public when we walking on the > road. > > 2) it gives you signal if there is water in the road. > > 3) battery backup is 1 week > > note: you should charge only 1 hour in a week. > > > > right now he has 7 models depending on the features. > > for further information you can contact Vazeer on Mobile 9964232518 > > with regards > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "tav reddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:05 AM > > Subject: [AI] Regarding the walking stick. > > > > > > Dear friends of Access India I needed a clearfication from any of our > > access india members that last one month back i heard about newly > invented > > walking stick which is newly invented to the visually challenged > people > > which gives sound walking on the road while and also i heard 5000 > Rs. is > > the cost but I dont know much more about this newly invention if > anybody > > have the clear picture about this please send me all the details > where > it > > is available and what is the cost of this walking stick, I will be > > awaiting for your reply as early as possible from our Access Indian > > friends. > > Thanking you all. > > > > T.A. 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