{"id":2699,"date":"2017-07-09T21:54:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2017-07-09T21:54:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:54:51","slug":"nfb17-let-the-convention-begin-cane-traveling-by-mark-erickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2699","title":{"rendered":"NFB17 Let The Convention Begin! Cane Traveling by Mark Erickson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9535\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2699-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>The Blind Abilities Coverage of the #NFB17 is sponsored by Aira.<br \/>\nJeff Thompson of the Blind Abilities Team arrived early and met up with Mark Erickson of Blind, Inc<br \/>\nand talked about cane travel and the 32 students\/staff that made the journey down to Orlando, Florida.<br \/>\nJoin Jeff as he talks about the day and what\u2019s happening below the Blind Abilities balcony.<!--more--><br \/>\nYou can find out all about Aira on the web at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aira.io\">www.Aira.io<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/airaio\">@airaio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-2435\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png\" alt=\"Aira Logo: a lower case letter a in a light blue sphere with aira\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=2435&amp;referrer=2695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png 200w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo-150x56.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of the Aira Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Explore your world<br \/>\nlike never before<br \/>\nFrom exploring new neighborhoods and restaurants in the city, to traveling the globe &#8211; Aira empowers the blind to experience their world and surroundings like never before.<br \/>\nAccessible devices<br \/>\nAira&#8217;s platform works on wearable devices such as Google Glass and Vuzix that can be paired with your smartphones.<br \/>\nReal-time request<br \/>\nThe tiny camera mounted on your wearable device provides instant feedback so Aira Agents can safely guide you with any activity.<br \/>\nCertified agents<br \/>\nOur network of trained Aira Agents, who could even be one of your family or friends, are able to assist you whenever and wherever.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9537\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2699-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/NFB17_Mark_Erickson.mp3The Blind Abilities Coverage of the #NFB17 is sponsored by Aira. Jeff Thompson of the Blind Abilities Team arrived early and met up with Mark Erickson of Blind, Inc and talked about cane travel and the 32 students\/staff that made the journey down to Orlando, Florida. Join Jeff as he talks about the day and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-Hx","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2703,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2703","url_meta":{"origin":2699,"position":0},"title":"NFB17 Convention: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Is Here For You!","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"July 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Blind Abilities Coverage of the #NFB17 is sponsored by Aira. 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