[Athen] Experiences with Aira

[Robert Spangler]

Hello, I don't think the cellphone battery would be an issue if the student
used the glasses that come with the product.  I think this makes it easier
for the agent on the other end to see the environment, too.  Also, as far
as "making it available downtown" - I don't think that it's made available
anywhere; the blind individual calls in and an agent answers their
questions, meaning that it's available everywhere.  I shall stand
corrected, however.


On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 5:55 PM, Kluesner, Bryon <Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu>
wrote:


> We had one student use it last semester and it was paid for as a monthly

> subscription ($89?) by a private donation to the office. The complaint the

> student had was it drained his cell phone battery. He is working with Aira

> on how to get a discounted institutional rate and plans to to talk to city

> mayor about making it available downtown. He did like it, except the

> cell phone app issue.

>

>

> Bryon

>

>

> Bryon Kluesner, RhD

> Adaptive Technology Coordinator

> Disability Resource Center

> Adjunct Professor

> College of Health, Education & Professional Studies

> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

> 103 Frist Hall

> Chattanooga, TN 37403

> 423-425-5251

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> on

> behalf of Priest, Ione <ipriest at msudenver.edu>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2018 5:16 PM

> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu

> *Subject:* [Athen] Experiences with Aira

>

>

> Good afternoon all,

>

>

>

> I am curious if anyone has any experiences in using Aira (aira.io) with

> students who are blind, specifically on an institution level. We have one

> student utilizing a personal subscription in the classroom with seemingly

> great success, and we are curious if this might be a worthwhile investment

> for all of our students to utilize. Any information you are able to provide

> would be greatly appreciated.

> <https://aira.io/>

> Home - Aira : Aira <https://aira.io/>

> aira.io

> Your Life, Your Schedule, Right Now. Using augmented reality, Aira

> connects people who are blind or low vision to a trained professional agent

> who is dedicated to further enhancing their everyday experience –

> completely hands-free assistance at the touch of a button.

>

>

>

> Thank you very much.

>

>

>

>

> *Ione Priest, CPACC *Accessibility Technology Manager

> Access Center

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> Plaza 122

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> Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Robert Spangler
Disability Services Technical Support Specialist
rspangler1 at udayton.edu
Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023
Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC)
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