[gps-talkusers] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
- From: Tammy Freitag <ms.sunflower61@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 06:24:16 -0500
Oh, Wow! an app to replace common sense. How awesome! lol! Hum,
something to replace the cane or guide dog. Interesting idea. If it
were only so. lol! But, if it were so, I would have to find a
different job. Smile! Until all of that happens, guess we will just
continue learning cane skills and using great GPS products. Thanks to
those that are inventive enough to develop them.
Take care!
On 7/9/14, DJ <grouloc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Doug,
>
> I'm assuming that we're talking about the same screens. Here's what I do.
> I touch the bottom of the screen where it announces the destination
> sometimes along with a basic suggested route. Then I double tap it which
> takes me to the list of steps in the route. After I've reviewed the route,
> I go to the top left of the screen where instead of a back button, I hear
> the name of the destination and I double tap on that. This takes me back to
> the screen I was on before reviewing the route.
>
> DJ
>
> _____
>
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Parisian
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 7:17 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>
>
> I'll try that; maybe it was that way all along and I've simply had a brain
> fart. Should I be listening for anything in particular,?
>
> On 09/07/2014 5:54 PM, DJ wrote:
>
>
> Doug,
>
> After exploring a route, double tap near the top left corner of the app
> screen. This is not a back button, but it will take you back to the
> previous screen.
>
> DJ
>
> _____
>
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Parisian
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 6:37 PM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>
>
> I have found, until recently, Google Maps to be quite accessible and once I
> entered starting and ending points, got clear directions all the way.
>
> Recently however, it seems that a Google update has caused problems in that,
> if I choose to explore a route before a trip, I am unable to find either a
> "back," "menu," or "close" button to get back to the main screen. Further,
> in all versions until my recent update, I cannot convince the app that I am
> a pedestrian. I believe one used to do this after selecting either cycling
> or transit, I'm thinking probably transit.
>
> With the Sindero/TSI offering, I attempted to track a route from my home to
> another address. The suggested route would take me through intersections
> which, unless the stars and moon are perfectly aligned, I choose not to take
> for safety concerns. So, I purposefully whent the "safe" way. True to
> form, the Sendero offering indicated that it was recalculating route but
> rather than to give me information from where the Ap said it was
> recalculating, I received instructions to proceed in the opposite direction
> to which I was travelling until I reached the point where the Ap had made
> it's original ignored calculation. This feature has failed for me much more
> than it has succeeded. Until I can be convinced that some outstanding bugs
> and/or claims have been rectified, I'll stick to Blindsquare.
>
> Blindsquare proves my life-long arguments that one does NOT have to be blind
> to learn and understand issues and requirements for blind mobility. Truth
> to tell, I have studiously avoided joining any of our Canadian naval gazing
> groups; I have received much more insightful help and understanding from my
> visual friends. Darn, come to think of it, I can't dredge up any blind
> friends in my mind at present. This could be cause I think of the person
> first, the so-called disability second.
>
> In case I haven't been obvious enough, my most favourite, trusted, and
> reliable GPS hands down is by extremely far, Blindsquare. Damn, the
> developer has even offered support and help on this list to the lacking
> so-called blind-based program. Go figure!
> On 09/07/2014 4:55 PM, DJ wrote:
>
>
> It is my belief that Sendero put out their gps app because they felt that
> they could build in some features which many blind indeviduals could use and
> which weren't already included in the other apps. Another reason they did
> it was to make money. Don't be fooled. By making the statement which you
> did below, are you also saying that other blindness related gps apps aren't
> accessible and that's why they had to do it? As has been stated many times,
> there are many gps apps which are quite accessible to us blind users and
> which have no blindness specific features.
>
>
>
> DJ
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Carette
>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 8:40 AM
>
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: seeing eye gps improvements
>
>
>
> This question seems to be popping up very often lately but here's the way I
> figure, if Google maps or any other maps were mobile friendly towards the
> blinded/visual impaired community, then there would be no need for a group
> like Sendero to put out a blind friendly GPS system.
>
> I know there are other apps that can somewhat be useful such as that area
> GPS but it does not give you point-by-point directions like the Seeingeye
> GPS. I mean likeam I off the beaten path somewhere?
>
>
>
> On 7/9/14, Luke French <mailto:nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx>
> <nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I think it will happen but in my case posthumously
>
>
>
> Luke
>
>
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Mike Reiser <mailto:mikereiser08@xxxxxxxxx>
> <mikereiser08@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> I'm going to be the radical one here and say that we should be
>
> working to replace the cane or the guide dog. That's just my point of view.
>
>
>
> MikeSent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 11:36 AM, Tammy Freitag
>
> <mailto:ms.sunflower61@xxxxxxxxx> <ms.sunflower61@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Andi, you're correct. Any GPS is supplemental information. As I
>
> read messages, it seems that people expect GPS to be like a magic carpet.
>
> Open it up and poof! you're there with absolutely no effort on your
>
> part. Awe! if it were so. lol!
>
>
>
> On 7/8/14, Luke French <mailto:nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx>
> <nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I would like to see someone develop an application that could
>
> replace commonsense, the world could use it.
>
>
>
> Luke
>
>
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 12:33 PM, "Baracco, Andrew W"
>
> <mailto:Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx> <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> What I was told when I started using GPS products in 2006 was that
>
> they are a supplemental information source, and are not meant to
>
> replace a cane, dog, our senses, good O and M training, and common
>
> sense in general.
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
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> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Will
>
> Walsh
>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 10:05 PM
>
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [gps-talkusers] Re: seeing eye gps
>
> improvements
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>
>
> Agree with Brandon 100 percent couldn't have said it better
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2014, at 7:02 PM, brandon armstrong
>
> <mailto:baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx> <baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> hello all, I want to weigh in on what mike may said here. you
>
> love foursquare, my point here, please get google maps in the
>
> next version of this app, like we’ve been asking you to do
>
> sense 1.0 and call it a day.
>
> do you know, that we got a bypass here in my location, after the
>
> bypass opened, with in two days of that road opening, google maps
>
> starts telling me turn right on to state highway 9, where your
>
> app and some others keep telling me to continue on to 190. I’m
>
> sorry, but for almost real time updated map info google maps will
>
> be your best way to go verses tom tom and map quest. brandonTo
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