Talking Signs with Right Hear | Epic A11y

[@ToughBeifong]

Finally, something that's available both on iOS and Android. Now we just need all places everywhere to accept it so every place can be accessible to every one of us.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Sounds easy. haha. And yes... we need more android!

[@motobojo2]

Another interesting interview. Thanks. I concur with your assessment. I, too, found it hard to understand what role "pointing" the phone played and what tech was being relied upon for discerning this pointing and how it would be affected by having my phone in a pocket or in a holster or hanging from a lanyard. Clearly the new feature that relies on computer vision for identifying the Navilens like graphics would require the device's camera to have a line of sight to the markers. Clearly, the "phone away" consideration is a "pain point" for many of us. It then begs the question of whether an integration with smar glasses ala Meta Ray-Ban might be possible / interesting. I'd also be interested in the possibility of crowd sourcing the placement of beacons and visual markers. That is allowing us folks to place these and somehow register them for access by the user community. It might accelerate the acceptance and avialability of this tech.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Firstly, I'm glad that I was not the only one having some trouble grasping the specific mechanics of how it worked. I, too agree that crowd sourcing this type of thing would be really helpful. It's really either crowd sourcing or having a very large coorporation take over and handle it which has its own downfalls... That's why I'm so interested in something like Navishare if they ever get rolling. That was another interview I had... Having this type of thing integrated into smart glasses or some type of smart wearable tech would be fantastic.

[@pablocantu8710]

Carry happy new year your wmazing very patient with people you interview even if not to interesting lol

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Happy new year to you too! I hope you're having a great year so far! And haha. I'm sorry you didn't find it very interesting. :/ Maybe the next one!

[@pablocantu8710]

Hey Carrie Pablo here again hope you're having a nice day let me know if you get a gift card in the next few weeks a little something for what you do thanks

[@hilaryweiner893]

Carrie, I agree with your assessment. Idan's biggezt task is not the technology, but the marketing. A good place to start is to lobby Congress and state legislatures to provide subsidies to implement the best of these technologies. This may require some standardization of the technology behind the signage. Once a standard is in place, apps can be developed to leverage the signs. I will be downloading this app and will check to see if the technology is available near me.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Ah, that would involve Bureaucracy ... that would be quite unfortunate... lol. But I do agree with you,we need a standard and this fragmentation seems to be getting worse. Let me know what you think of the app!

[@hilaryweiner893]

Sadly, when I downloaded the app, found the nearest location with the signage is about 45 minutes away by bus and Metro. It did give me my current location. When i pressed the Around Me button, it only listed a small park with the instruction to walk 800 m in an unspecified direction. Google maps is more useful for outdoor navigation. I can't assess how the indoor mode works at this time due to lack of available locations. Sorry I don't have better news.

[@WillyRosado]

Nice job

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Thanks!

[@Tweetiebyrd13]

This was a very interesting video. I like the concept of talking signs but I also hate the idea of having to have my phone in my hand constantly. I love how much technology is growing and changing but I also see on a regular basis that the older population is feeling less able to keep up with or able to use this technology because it is to overwhelming or complicated for them to learn. It would be great if we could come up with a way to simplify things or get them more accessible for all ages and ability levels.

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I agree with you on both counts. I don't want to have to hold my phone to get this type of accessibility. If I do hold my phone, I want to be able to use it for other applications and other tasks... I also agree that as tech moves forward, many feel left behind and I'm not sure how to solve that. We need more progress, but how do we bring everyone? It's a question everyone is trying to solve...

[@BLINDLEADTRUST2018]

I have shared this video to all of my friends and family. I hope They will be able to participate and subscribe this channel to learn about the accessibility.😊😊😊

[@carrieonaccessibility]

Awww. Well, thank you so much! I appreciate that.

[@janpihlstrom6397]

Hi whats the price for a beacon Regards from Sweden

[@carrieonaccessibility]

I'm not sure. This would have to be something that they negotiate with the business I'm guessing