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Be My Eyes Releases Winter ‘25 App Update Promising Significant New Capabilities for Blind Users, Introduces Performance Enhancements and Flexible New Data Choices for Users .

Be My Eyes Raises $6.1 Million to Accelerate Adoption of its AI-powered Accessibility Products, Be My Eyes announced today that it has raised $6.1 million through a Series A+ investment round and non-dilutive working capital from multiple enterprise partners..

Be My Eyes Celebrates 10 Years and a Decade of Accessibility Innovation , Be My Eyes is 10 Years Young, Reaches Three Quarters of a Million Users, 8.3 million Volunteers, and 43 million user requests a year.

Celebrating Accessibility Excellence: 2024 AppleVis Golden Apple and David Goodwin Award Winners, Be My Eyes is thrilled to celebrate the winners of the 13th annual AppleVis Golden Apple Awards and the inaugural David Goodwin Award.

Explore and Learn More On Sight Loss with the new RNIB Eyeware app!, RNIB Eyeware is a new app that deepens understanding of blindness and low-vision through immersive simulations.

Be My Eyes is rolling out on Ray Ban Meta glasses starting today!, Update your Ray-Ban Meta glasses to start experiencing unprecedented hands-free accessibility with the Be My Eyes on Ray-Ban Meta glasses in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Australia..

Be My Eyes Announces New Collaboration with Microsoft to Help Train Inclusive AI Models, Be My Eyes announced today that it is working with Microsoft to make AI models more inclusive for the over 340 million people around the world who are blind or have low vision. .

Be My Eyes and Hilton Sign Industry-First Partnership to Create a More Accessible Hotel Stay , The partnership brings AI-powered virtual assistance and dedicated support from Hilton Reservations and Customer Care to Be My Eyes users in the U.S. and Canada.

Accessibility Pioneer Mike Shebanek Joins Be My Eyes as Product and Market Strategist, Be My Eyes announced today that accessibility industry pioneer Mike Shebanek has joined the company as a Product and Market Strategist.

Be My Eyes and Meta Announce Accessibility Partnership, Be My Eyes to provide “Call a Volunteer” on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, unlocking hands-free accessibility for blind and low vision people for the first time.

A regional first: Zain Group partners with ‘Be My Eyes’ to provide accessibility assistance to people who are blind or have low vision, Zain Group, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications, operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, has entered a regional first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with ‘Be My Eyes’ to provide instant visual assistance for people who are blind or have low vision..

Be My Eyes to Acquire AppleVis, to Secure its Future and to Invest for Growth, August 28, 2024 - Be My Eyes, the award-winning company that provides visual access for blind and low-vision people through AI, volunteers and organizations anywhere in the world, announced today that it is acquiring AppleVis, the go-to online blindness website for accessibility advice on Apple and other technologies. .

Be My Eyes Launches Initiative to Make AI Models More Inclusive, July 26, 2024 - Be My Eyes announced today, on the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an initiative that will provide video data to organizations to train their AI models in a more inclusive way. .

Calculating the Impact of Accessibility, Discover how accessibility can boost your business's reputation, customer satisfaction, and revenue. Download our free ebook to learn the key metrics and strategies for calculating the return on investment from accessible solutions..

How Stuart and Jackie use Be My Eyes to receive Accessible Visual Assistance from Sky, Discover the story of Stuart and Jackie, two Be My Eyes users who have contacted Sky on Service Directory to receive specialized assistance for a wide range of tasks.