Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!olivea!oliveb!bunker!hcap!hnews!300!7!Darrell.Shandrow From: Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Darrell Shandrow) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: What technology exists for helping blind Message-ID: <14899@bunker.UUCP> Date: 10 Oct 90 12:51:21 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:300/7 - DIBS, Tucson AZ Lines: 15 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 11044 [This is from the Blink Talk Conference] TO: UUNET!SEAEAST.W.COM!COMCON!TIM There is always the white cane and the guide dogs which are conventional ways for travelling. There is no easy way I know of for a blind perrson who is totally blind to find out about a building 100 feet away until they arrive there. 73 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!300!7!Darrell.Shandrow Internet: Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org