A Photo with Daniel and Brian After Echolocation Training Spring 2015

The 2nd day of echolocation (flash sonar) training is over. I was somewhat nervous with observers from Los Angeles Times but it was a great lesson, as it was a great opportunity to find out my shortcomings when I lost track of environment factors like the sunlight, the sound of cars, the traffic flow, an airplane flying over me, and so on.

Thank Brian and Daniel for echolocation and life skill training and we will catch up again!

A special thanks to Robert Gauthier, who took this photo.

(hope the photo shows up.)

今回のエコロケーションの訓練も、無事終了しました。今回は、ある有名な新聞社から取材を受けながらの訓練だったので、やや緊張しましたが、私のエコロケーションの弱点を確認する、良い機会になりました。環境音に惑わされないように、心がけようと思います。

ちなみに、この写真は、新聞社のあるプロカメラマンに撮ってもらいました。どうもありがとうございました。

Reunion with Daniel Kish

After delivering the speech about flash sonar at TED 2015 conference in Vancouver Canada, Daniel Kish came back home! It's always great to see him and hang out. It's been about 5 months since we met last time. Thanks always for having me for a few days!

ダニエル・キッシュと、半年ぶりに再会。ここから、全盲二人で数日間生活します。

Here's Daniel's talk about flash sonar at TED 2015.
ここに、ダニエルのプレゼンテーションの動画リンクを、貼り付けたいと思います。
Daniel Kish: How I use sonar to navigate the world - YouTube

Echolocation Training Spring 2015 Day One Follow-Up

It's not an official, but Jules spared some time for me to walk around the neighbourhood after the 1st day training with Brian.

１日目の訓練の終了後、次の日の予習のため、近所を散策。

Echolocation Training Spring 2015 Day 1

I'm baaak to Long Beach for an another echolocation training session!

It's the 6th session since my first training in September 2011 with Daniel and Juan. This time, Brian is the main instructor. 

It seems that our first mission is to find Johnny Rebs to have a behemoth amount of beef ribs! If there is a goal, I can do the best!

I found I have lost the ability to process all the information I perceive, hearing the tongue click while observing the noise of traffic, airplanes flying over and wind.

Eventually we got there, but I could have it done better.

今年もエコロケーションの訓練を受けに、ロサンゼルスに戻ってきました。

今回で６回目。ブライアンの習うのは、３回目です。

今日の目的は、レストランを探して、リブステーキを食べること。意欲は湧くのですが、空回りしすぎて、車や飛行機や風の音に惑わされて、思うように進むことができない中、なんとか食事にありつくことができました。

Air Canada's Solution to Touch Screen Entertainment System for the Blind

This is the first time I found Air Canada offers a frame for its inflight touch panel screen entertainment system! Though control is limited to Audio, volume control and channel, but at least Air Canada offers some entertainment accessible to the blind and visually impaired passengers!

発見！エア・カナダでは、視覚障害者でもタッチスクリーンの機内エンターテイメントシステムを使えるよう、フレームを用意してありました。音楽だけに限定されますが、ボリュームとチャンネルは自力で変更可能です。視覚障害者として、ちょっとうれしかったです。

Golden Gate Bridge

I have flown over it and drove on it so many times, this is the very first time I stopped at the vista point and got photos. It was nice and clear day.

One photo that has me in a frame is taken with iPhone 6 with HDR on and the other one is taken by me with Fujifilm X100S.

Frozen Niagara Falls

久しぶりのナイアガラは、滝が凍っていました。

It was freezing cold but I made it there!