There are just some people for whatever reason who have a chip on their shoulder
Sent from my iPad > On Jan 28, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Lynda Ingraham <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very well said. > > Lynda > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 5:29 PM > To: [email protected]; David Moore > Subject: Re: Aira > > Just because not everyone can afford or wants to use this service doesn't > mean those who can afford it and want to use it shouldn't be able to. Not > everyone always has access to sighted assistance, and using this service > doesn't mean you can't talk to people around you. I really think people who > find this service beneficial should use it and those who don't shouldn't. I'm > not sure why I have to hear from people who don't like this service about how > lazy or antisocial it's making me. Why do people have to tell other people > how to live their lives? > > > > Makes me think this whole issue about whether this is on topic for this list > or not is driven by people who have something against Aira and not out of a > genuine concern for advertising on this list. > > > > On 1/27/19 4:10 PM, David Moore wrote: > Hi Andy, > I tob tally 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. I have been following the discussion > > concerning Aira. > > > > I am certain that most of you know about the app 'Be My Eyes', which is > > free and essentially operates like Aira, although the sighted people > > answering the phones are volunteers, not paid operators. > > > > I have never had a particular reason to use either app, as am living with > > a sighted partner. > > > > Could anyone tell me how they compare? The paid version seems very > > expensive for low income people. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Holly > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > > list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > > [email protected]. 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