How Apple Watch has Transformed this British Woman’s Life
Thanks to Apple Watch, Molly is able to do more things than ever.
12:42 05 May 2015
Technological advances at times is criticised as nothing but sheer act of commercialism. The recently launched Apple Watch has not managed to elude this sort of criticism. But try telling that to this 20 year old British woman, who is deaf and blind.
Molly Watt, who suffers from Usher syndrome, says the device has helped her overcome her physical disabilities, and transformed her ability to navigate. Having a gadget like this certainly made it easier to get around town and to do a lot of things that people like her struggle with, she wrote on her blog.
As someone who’d used a Bradley timepiece till now, she finds it convenient to wear a sleek device on her wrist that gives her direction through a series of vibrations, and allows her to do much more. A dozen taps means turn right at the junction; 3 pairs of two taps means turn left.
At its heart the Apple watch has taptic engine, which allows wearers to set different vibration controls at different intensities for various alerts. As a deafblind person, she finds the integrated haptic feedback the most powerful of all features that Apple Watch boasts of. Something that allows her to find her way through London’s complex web of alleys and streets is powerful indeed.
Though she has her own share of negatives to groan about, she says that the pros outdo the cons overall.
Given how challenging it is for deafblind people to avoid the danger of getting lost and the difficulty of navigating through unfamiliar terrain, this device is just phenomenal. A vibrating device on your wrist could not only free up their hands, but also enable them to use Bluetooth operated Braille devices more easily. Even though the haptic feedback is not a very useful feature for able-bodied people, it is certainly a great stride in mobile technology towards helping the physically challenged, who have started to rely on technology more than ever.