[Athen] Experiences with Aira

[Stores, Mary A.]

I know of at leadt one university in Indiana that has gotten site access, so whenever Aira subscribers get close to campus, a notification pops up telling them they can use Aira for free while on that campus. For the week before Mother’s day, every Wallmart was a site access location, so subscribers could use it for free to shop for Mother’s day gifts. I can tell you from person experience that 100 minutes for $89 flies by. Being able to have site access would not take away any of those 100 precious minutes a month.

 

Mary

 

 

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Frederick, Kathryn A.
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 9:34 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Experiences with Aira

 

AIRA is available for monthly subscriptions, but there is also a feature called “site Access,” which means that if a person is using AIRA at a designated location that has the access, the AIRA usage doesn’t go against their paid for minutes. I hope this helps clarify…

 

Katie

 

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 9:17 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Experiences with Aira

 

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 <mailto: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 <mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> > on behalf of Priest, Ione <ipriest at msudenver.edu <mailto:ipriest at msudenver.edu> >
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 5:16 PM
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu <mailto: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 <https://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/> 

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

aira.io <http://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 

Plaza 122

Metropolitan State University of Denver

ipriest at msudenver.edu <mailto:ipriest at msudenver.edu> 

Phone: 303-615-0200

Fax: 720-778-5662



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