I agree with people who say that they would not be able to afford Aira on a monthly basis, as I am one of them. Nonetheless, this is AN app I feel everybody should download. It is free to keep on your phone, and there are businesses who allow you to use the service with out having a monthly membership. I have used Aira twice now at target stores, and have found the tool helpful. Just my two cents.
Michael > On Jan 28, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Linda. Well said. > > Dave. > > > From: Lynda Ingraham > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 4:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Aira > > David, > > I really wish I hadn't opened your message. > > It is really sad that you believe so little of blind and visually impaired > people who do not live life according to your standards. > > Just because people have family or friends in and out of their homes on a > daily basis, it does not mean they should be expected to constantly depend on > those individuals for assistance. Sighted individuals have a right to > privacy, so do individuals with print disabilities. Have you ever heard of > identity theft? Not to smart to ask just anyone to read investment and > banking statements. I also have a right not to have those same individuals > read medical information. It is my choice when and how I share that > information with family and friends. It sounds like you would be totally > confortable having a stranger at the bus stop read your prostate test > results. Good for you, that is your choice. The rest of us don't have to make > friends and family feel like every time they come in our house we need help > with something. It is all about choice. > > Regarding technology "getting out-of-hand," another judgment based on your > personal needs without a thought of how this technology could help > individuals with multiple disabilities. As a deaf-blind person, Aira has > helped me to travel more independently. > > What totally boggles my mind is for years, blind and visually impaired > individuals have struggled for the right to make personal choices. Some of > the anger towards the development of technology as Aira, Be My Eyes etc. is > quite shocking. Your description of other blind people as lazy is > disgusting. There isn't a single sighted person that has seen me use any of > these services that couldn't appreciate the independence and freedom of > choice attached to the product. > > Go wave your prostate results at the bus stop for someone to read and leave > the rest of us alone that choose a different path than yours. > > Lynda > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > David Moore > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 5:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Aira > > 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 > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Andy Baracco > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 4:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Aira > > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cristóbal Muñoz" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > 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----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Marie > Lyons > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 11:53 AM > To: [email protected] > 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 > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 27, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Holly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello: > > > > I just joined this group yesterday. 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