Freedom With Aira
I signed up with Aira a week or two ago and have just been using it
around home. Things like identifying packages in our mail room, taking
pictures of cats etc..
Today I went to CVS here in Kansas City to get my booster shot & had
planned in advance to use Aira & it was a sense of freedom that I have
not felt in a long time.
I took Uber from our apartment to CVS & once I felt us driving into the
parking lot, I opened Aira on my Nokia X100 and told the agent that we
are pulling up to CVS and that I need help in getting from Uber to
inside of CVS. She held on until I was getting out of the car. At this
point, the Uber driver asked if I needed help getting inside. I was so
happy to say I've got someone connected to my phone that is going to
help me do that.
This is an issue I've had for years as a guy who is totally blind. Sure
a Taxi, Uber, Lyft or someone can get me to an address, but which way do
I go from there? In the past that m...