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Hi all,
I recently downloaded an app called “be my eyes”. It is to assist the blind in times of need. I don’t portray to know how it works but the jist is those more unfortunate to us that have lack of sight are able to rely on those of us that do.
I received my first video call this evening from a lovely couple of ladies that had lost their purse on the floor.
I found it difficult to direct them as i’ll be honest I didn’t know whether they was aware left and right etc but I was able to direct them to a rough vicinity before a chap walked past and helped but it was nice to see that it worked and gave them a shoulder to lean on.
Long and short is that if you have the odd minute now and again, download the app. It’s my first call in a few months but great to look out for those around us when we can.
I recently downloaded an app called “be my eyes”. It is to assist the blind in times of need. I don’t portray to know how it works but the jist is those more unfortunate to us that have lack of sight are able to rely on those of us that do.
I received my first video call this evening from a lovely couple of ladies that had lost their purse on the floor.
I found it difficult to direct them as i’ll be honest I didn’t know whether they was aware left and right etc but I was able to direct them to a rough vicinity before a chap walked past and helped but it was nice to see that it worked and gave them a shoulder to lean on.
Long and short is that if you have the odd minute now and again, download the app. It’s my first call in a few months but great to look out for those around us when we can.
Watch out!!! It's behind you!!! 
glenrobbo said:
Blind people with video phones? Do they come with a free parrot?
What we need now is hearing apps for the deaf.
Or phones that read everything out to you. What we need now is hearing apps for the deaf.
Edited by glenrobbo on Saturday 7th September 21:58
Seeing AI by Microsoft is incredible. Your camera phone recognises objects and explains what they are.
glenrobbo said:
Blind people with video phones? Do they come with a free parrot?
What we need now is hearing apps for the deaf.
Sorry... You think it's the blind people who need the parrot? What we need now is hearing apps for the deaf.
You do realise that it's only the OP who needs the video part to be able to guide the blind ladies to their purse?
BTW, OP, if it happens again, I would think the best way to guide them in would be to use up/down, left/right & forwards to get their phone to the object.
Kermit power said:
Sorry... You think it's the blind people who need the parrot?
You do realise that it's only the OP who needs the video part to be able to guide the blind ladies to their purse?
BTW, OP, if it happens again, I would think the best way to guide them in would be to use up/down, left/right & forwards to get their phone to the object.
Are you telling me that this isn't a wind-up!?You do realise that it's only the OP who needs the video part to be able to guide the blind ladies to their purse?
BTW, OP, if it happens again, I would think the best way to guide them in would be to use up/down, left/right & forwards to get their phone to the object.
An app on a smartphone for blind people?
Very handy.
How did they manage to search for it in the first place?
How do they know where to touch to activate the touchscreen?
Or how to tell when they have scrolled down to their sighted buddy on their contacts list to contact them to aid them in their search for lost items?
I just can't see it myself.
Blind people are quite adept at using technology, years back I worked at a place where the receptionist used dragon naturally speaking or IBM via voice, took me a week before I clocked they were blind as they also made the tea for the office and navigated around fine.
Back to the OP's post, the best way to give directions is like they did in that children's show Knightmare
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0193677/
Back to the OP's post, the best way to give directions is like they did in that children's show Knightmare
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0193677/
glenrobbo said:
Are you telling me that this isn't a wind-up!?
An app on a smartphone for blind people?
Very handy.
How did they manage to search for it in the first place?
How do they know where to touch to activate the touchscreen?
Or how to tell when they have scrolled down to their sighted buddy on their contacts list to contact them to aid them in their search for lost items?
I just can't see it myself.
Welcome to 2019 An app on a smartphone for blind people?
Very handy.
How did they manage to search for it in the first place?
How do they know where to touch to activate the touchscreen?
Or how to tell when they have scrolled down to their sighted buddy on their contacts list to contact them to aid them in their search for lost items?
I just can't see it myself.
It's probably got voice control. You can do a lot with just a standard android phone and I'm sure more specialist software is available for blind users. On my phone you touch the fingerprint scanner or the side button to wake it up."Hey Google.....
...navigate to Tesco"
...call glenrobbo"
...tell me about xxx"
...launch xxx app"
...set a timer for 30 minutes"
....play Spice Girls on youtube.
Etc.
Do a "triple tap" on the home button on an Apple "i" device with accessibility in speech mode.
Talks you through everything.
Got a blind relative so tried to stay on top of all the technology (there is a lot, some unfortunately a bit snake-oil on a price vs function costs - e.g. these days you should never need buy text to speech or vice versa software but you can still pay £100s for it).
I did like "Microsoft Seeing AI", which described me as "a hairy 40-year old man with blue eyes" (very complementary), my wife as " a middle aged woman with grey hair" (cue iPad being smashed at wall) and my daughter, whom took a drink at the wrong moment as "a woman drinking CoccaCola from a not for resale multi-pack).
It is interesting that the support for blindness isn't always obvious but must have been well planned. Put your hand under the black box on a pedestrian crossing and find the little cone underneath. It has striations that you can feel and rotates when the crossing is green (at busy junctions crossings don't beep in case you walk onto the wrong one).
Cans of food always have their barcode at the same point near the bottom of the can next to the weld seal, so a blind person knows where to put their barcode reader.
I've been with Be My Eyes for about 4 years. Had about 3 calls. I think most go to the states?
Talks you through everything.
Got a blind relative so tried to stay on top of all the technology (there is a lot, some unfortunately a bit snake-oil on a price vs function costs - e.g. these days you should never need buy text to speech or vice versa software but you can still pay £100s for it).
I did like "Microsoft Seeing AI", which described me as "a hairy 40-year old man with blue eyes" (very complementary), my wife as " a middle aged woman with grey hair" (cue iPad being smashed at wall) and my daughter, whom took a drink at the wrong moment as "a woman drinking CoccaCola from a not for resale multi-pack).
It is interesting that the support for blindness isn't always obvious but must have been well planned. Put your hand under the black box on a pedestrian crossing and find the little cone underneath. It has striations that you can feel and rotates when the crossing is green (at busy junctions crossings don't beep in case you walk onto the wrong one).
Cans of food always have their barcode at the same point near the bottom of the can next to the weld seal, so a blind person knows where to put their barcode reader.
I've been with Be My Eyes for about 4 years. Had about 3 calls. I think most go to the states?
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