Following my blog on the ‘Seeing with Sound’ technology, I received an interesting email from someone who is using the software to see.
Brian is twenty-seven years old and has been totally blind from birth. He has been using the ‘VOIC’, or ‘Seeing with Sound’ software to see using soundscapes for the past two years.
The way Brian is able to use the technology in his life shows just how valuable it is. He manages to teach horse-riding to people with disabilities. Being a horse-rider all my life, this grabbed my attention. It made me wonder if perhaps the ‘Seeing with Sound’ technology could also assist someone who is blind to ride a horse with confidence. For example, could it help the rider ‘see’ an overhanging branch, a fenceline, the markers in a dressage arena? Perhaps this could open up a whole new world for riders who are blind to enter dressage events, or maybe even show-jumping.
Brian did say it takes time to get used to the sound waves, but it is worth it in the end. I have asked him to give me some more details, as I’d love to understand how it works for him in his teaching role.
I would also love to hear others’ stories of how this technology has reconnected them with the sighted world.
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