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S2 Ep973: The Benefits of the what3words Location App for Blind and Partially Sighted People


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Martin Ralfe who is blind is urging all visually impaired people to download the what3words app to their smartphones, following on from his experience of using the app to help direct the emergency services to a road accident where the car his Dad was driving him in came off the road and ended up in water.

Martin goes back over the accident with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey and how he is now encouraging all blind and partially sighted people to have the what3words app on their smartphones and know how to use it.

Toby was also joined by Khongoroo Otgonbayar, Partnerships Lead at what3words to give a bit of background to the development of the app, how it can be of course used for directing the emergency services but also how the app is being used in so many different ways. 

You will find more details about the what3words app along with links to download the app to your smartphone by visiting - https://what3words.com/pretty.needed.chill


Image shows a close up of Martin with 'We Are Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service' on a blue wall in the background 
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