[access-uk] Re: Design and style (was: RE: Re: RNIB Sonic Glasses
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 16:06:18 +0100
Hi Damon
No they don't. You can hear them if someone else is wearing them, but only
because I happened to be listening out for any vibration my partner was
detecting when he had a shot of them.
They do the job, there's no doubting that, but I just wouldn't fancy wearing
them as I'm a total, not used to glasses of any description, and felt like a
bit of a nut job. That's not to say everyone else is going to feel that
way.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability
jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
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Damon Rose
Sent: 06 April 2011 10:01
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Design and style (was: RE: Re: RNIB Sonic Glasses
Do they vibrate visibly?
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Jackie Cairns
Sent: 05 April 2011 15:33
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Design and style (was: RE: Re: RNIB Sonic Glasses
Hi Damon
I agree about the practicalities of the glasses, but I would say they are
not fashionable at all. They are just very thick, plastic glasses that are
akin to goggles rather than specs. But that's my feeling as a blind person
not used to wearing any. The vibrations I got were useful, but there was
something unflattering about them.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability
jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
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Damon Rose
Sent: 05 April 2011 14:00
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Subject: [access-uk] Design and style (was: RE: Re: RNIB Sonic Glasses
The sonic glasses are kind of interesting. They're effectively a clothing
accessory yet how much has this been taken into account?
I guess that the concept and market needs to be tested. They have a
reasonably priced device for the first time, one that doesn't have to be
held on your cane or dog harness. It's actually at an appropriate height to
catch the head height obstacles that dogs and canes tend not to notice.
It offers audio feedback as well as vibration which is good because some of
us don't like our hearing blitzed by extra audio when we're trying to listen
to street noise which also aids our navigation. And the vibration also
captures the deafblind market. The vibrations will appear on your head
presumably in a similar place to where you might get whacked if you carry on
walking; to that end it's good and logical also.
But the clincher is the design. So many blind people don't like to use the
word blind least alone think they might look a bit special with this head
gear. They've got along ok for years without the glasses, why bother buying
it now if all reports say it's not very stylish or worse that it looks too
masculine, for instance, hence cutting out most of the female blind
population in one swoop, 50% of the potential market.
Design is always something that blind people shout about but it always gets
left out.
I wonder if any research has gone into design and stylishness around
visually impaired people on a general level. Yes a dayglo yellow jacket may
be easier to find, for instance, but who'd wear it and why? The featureless
wooden boar games that sit in the RNIB catalogue: would they sell more if
they made them more luxurious? It may seem counter intuitive to make a
product more stylish and expensive for a market that is said to have little
money ... But would sales increase? They certainly wouldn't want to spend
what little money they have on something which may turn out to be lacking in
style and look a little unloved or even a bit sad.
Does this research exist? Are older and younger blind people different when
it comes to design and style?
...Damon
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Barry G
Sent: 05 April 2011 11:12
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Sonic Glasses
Hi Ibrahim, you comment on the build and wearability of these, and thanks
for that.
have you had a chance to try their
functionality/practicality/effectiveness yet? Your impressions would be
welcome, as always!
All the best,
Barry G
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From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu <mailto:ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 10:46 AM
Subject: [access-uk] RNIB Sonic Glasses
Hi Everyone.
I've just taken delivery of my RNIB sonic eye glasses, and first
impressions are good. They feel sleek and are solidly built, and although
they're made of plastic, they're rugged and durable not to mention quite
comfortable. They have both audio and vibratory feedback and are charged
via USB either via plugging the supplied cable in to a USB port on your PC
or in to the supplied travel adaptor.
If anyone wants to know more about them, I'd be happy to answer any
specific questions, but my general impression and probably a lasting one is
that RNIB have yet again come up with a very useful product at a fare price,
certainly within the affordability range of most if not all persons who feel
they could use a sonic aid but who might be put off by the pricier
alternatives.
All the best, Ibrahim.
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