Montage of 3 images: Erich Manser in his Team with a Vision singlet just before running the 2017 Boston Marathon, an Aira agent in an Aira tee shirt and telephone headset, and a photo of Aira glasses with a smartphone running Aira

2444 Encore of 1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Oct. 30, 2024)


2444 Encore of 1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Oct. 30, 2024)


Show Notes

Aira is a service developed to give the blind instant access to information using a smart phone, a video camera, and a remote sighted agent. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser, a blind distance runner and triathlete, and Jess Jakeway, a sighted distance runner who served as Erich’s remote guide using Aira at the 2017 Boston Marathon.