Thought I’d forward the below message for those that are interested. > Reply-To: nz_vi_iphone_us...@yahoogroups.com > > > Hi All, > > > Just wanting to share some great news from BlindSquare and NaviLens. > > > Please see their release below and links to information resources to assist > you learn more about their apps. > > > If you haven’t used BlindSquare before, or don’t know what NaviLens is, then > please read on for more details. Please also note that BlindSquare are also > providing a limited time free offer. > > Please feel free to share with others in your community. > > > Regards > > > Thomas > > > Thomas Bryan > > National Technology Advisor > > Blind Low Vision NZ > > > P: 04 3802140 ext:2140 | M: +6421436365 | E:tbr...@blindlowvision.org.nz > <mailto:tbr...@blindlowvision.org.nz> > > 121 Adelaide Road, Newtown > > Wellington 6021 > > > > Find out why we’ve changed our name > <https://blindlowvision.org.nz/blind-foundation-updates/blind-low-vision-nz/> > > COVID-19 Keeping us indoors, with unique opportunities supported > byBlindSquare and NaviLens <>. > > > May 21st is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, focusing on digital access > and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities. > > Across our globe, the impact of the pandemic is found. Some impacts are led > by common sense (avoid exposures, battle all exposures with “be clean” > responses), and some by country/local laws restricting travel entirely or by > degree. > > BlindSquare <https://blindsquare.com/> and NaviLens > <http://www.navilens.com/> join to serve on the frontline. > > Being stuck indoors. > Has the pandemic created a greater impact for persons who are blind, > deafblind, or partially sighted? Absolutely. These persons now have a > heightened need to “be aware” of current locations and planned destinations. > They need to know where they are and limit their exposures. > > A new opportunity to experience your environment. > BlindSquare <https://blindsquare.com/> and NaviLens > <http://www.navilens.com/>, leaders in improving the lives for those who are > blind/deafblind or partially sighted, bring you an opportunity to discover > abilities and equip yourself in anticipation of a return to a new normal, and > to provide you greater independence, comfort, and location awareness with > immediate and long term rewards. > > BlindSquare is the world’s most widely used accessible GPS iOS app developed > for persons who are blind, deafblind or partially sighted. Paired with > third-party navigation apps, BlindSquare’s self-voicing app delivers detailed > points of interest and intersections for safe, reliable travel. Paired with > NaviLens, the app that scans proprietary codes to deliver situational > information instantly, this duo offers an unmatched experience for users to > navigate independently and more importantly in today’s environment, safely. > > While our products have been helpful for our current users, we pondered, why > it can’t be great for all during this stress-filled time? We looked for a way > to solve this, without cost. > > BlindSquare’s reputation, across its 8 years of service, is replete with > personal success stories such as those that extoll the value of travel > information for making informed choices and the ability to “simulate” future > destinations for adventure. When using simulation, BlindSquare behaves just > as if you’re there! And withNaviLens <http://www.navilens.com/> on board > your device, you have access to their award-winning technology to create > personal tags that can be used to “label your world” for such things as > cupboard content, prescription bottles, fridge contents (including best > before dates!), contents of your bar, contents of your freezer, and more. > NaviLens <http://www.navilens.com/> is enjoyed by thousands. > > So, in co-operation and consultation with many educators and organizations > supporting persons who are blind, deafblind, or partially sighted, we have > committed to make BlindSquare EVENT <https://bit.ly/bsqEvent>(version > 4.9967+) and NaviLens <http://www.navilens.com/> available—free of > charge—until November 2020. During this time, free access to BlindSquare > EVENT means a full-featured version of BlindSquare for iOS users that is > geofenced to the continents of New Zealand, Australia, North America (Canada > and the USA), Greenland, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Japan—well over 25 > million square miles! Mid November, BlindSquare EVENT will return to > Demonstration mode, NaviLens will continue. > > There are no strings attached and no obligations implied by this offering. > Our mutual goals are to reduce the impact of the pandemic to you, to provide > you with the ability to plan future travel, and to become familiar with the > enablement that our solutions provide. > > BlindSquare resources > > Download BlindSquare EVENT <https://bit.ly/bsqevent> on your iPhone or iPad > Information videos from Perkins School for the Blind and other sources > 1 hour feature tour from an O&M instructor > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDAMGSfTOq8&t=29s> > CREATING personal points of interest for walking paths (greenways) > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xnUikDjjY&index=4&list=PLhXV41ZuNuOkz-A2t0KhBdIzUa0YRHtGg> > USING personal points of interest for walking paths (greenways) > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJNhVU2ASVg&index=5&list=PLhXV41ZuNuOkz-A2t0KhBdIzUa0YRHtGg> > Demonstration of Simulation, visiting future destinations from the comfort > of your couch > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAA1qzuK2qk&=&feature=youtu.be> > BlindSquare User Guide <https://www.blindsquare.com/user-guide/> > NaviLens resources > > Download NaviLens > <https://apps.apple.com/app/navilens/id1273704914?ign-mpt=uo%3D4> on your > iPhone > Information videos: > Request for free NaviLens Tags for personal use > <https://cloud.navilens.com/sample/> > Free NaviLens tags for personal use, how to download and use > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lblv_dI9cQI> > NaviLens User Guide > <https://cloud.navilens.com/sample/> > Your feedback is welcomed > > Please complete this short survey, your insights are important to us > <https://forms.gle/1fAyiUi7sATJPS2w9> > Help us spread the word! Follow us on social media and share your experience > with us and with others. > > > > BlindSquare > > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/BlindSquare/> > Twitter <https://twitter.com/BlindSquareGPS> > NaviLens > > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NAVILENSGO/> > Twitter <https://twitter.com/navilens> > > Privacy Disclaimer: This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is > intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and > may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential. If > you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, > distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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