{"id":3236,"date":"2018-01-03T10:25:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2018-01-03T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T16:27:37","slug":"aira-welcomes-memphis-international-airport-as-the-first-to-join-the-new-site-access-airport-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3236","title":{"rendered":"Aira Welcomes Memphis International Airport As The First to Join the New Site Access Airport Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5367\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3236-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Aira Welcomes Memphis International Airport As The First to Join the New Site Access Airport Program<\/p>\n<p>Aira presents this interview with Scott Brockman, CEO and President of the Memphis International Airport. Scott has brought his airport into a new Site Access Airport Program in which Aira Explorers will enjoy free minutes while connected to their Aira Agent. Join Pete and Scott as they discuss the workings of the program and Memphis Airport\u2019s genuine commitment to customer service and accessibility. Learn how this  new program works and how you can contact your local airport to encourage them to join the Aira Site Access Network as well. Since Pete chatted with Scott, the Minneapolis International Airport has joined as the second airport to enlist in the program.<br \/>\n<!--more--><figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"longdesc-return-2435\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=2435&#038;referrer=3236\" 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\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" 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><\/p>\n<p>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>You can find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/aira.io\">Aira on the web<\/a> and follow Aira on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/airaio\">@Airaio<\/a><\/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_5369\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3236-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/MemphisAira.mp3Aira Welcomes Memphis International Airport As The First to Join the New Site Access Airport Program Aira presents this interview with Scott Brockman, CEO and President of the Memphis International Airport. Scott has brought his airport into a new Site Access Airport Program in which Aira Explorers will enjoy free minutes while connected to their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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}},"categories":[485,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aira-presents","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-Qc","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3402,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3402","url_meta":{"origin":3236,"position":0},"title":"An Aira Update: With Greg Stilson, Aira Agents, Leadership and Explorers","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"blind Abilities presents an update on all things Aira. 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