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How We Celebrated World Sight Day 2019, World Sight Day falls every year on the second Thursday of October. This year, we celebrated with Clearblue and Herbal Essences, who both had exciting announcements on the occasion of World Sight Day..

Be My Eyes Welcomes the National Federation of the Blind to Specialized Help, For the first time, Be My Eyes users can call another blind person on the app, with expert assistance..

Be My Eyes Has a New Look, After more than 4.5 years of the original Be My Eyes logo, it was time for a change! We have introduced a refreshing new Be My Eyes logo as well as a vibrant new color scheme across all our platforms..

Getting Creative with Be My Eyes, From taking up a new instrument or doing that DIY project you’ve wanted to do for so long, there are plenty of ways to get creative with the support of the Be My Eyes volunteers..

Pantene Partners with Be My Eyes to Provide Accessible Haircare Support, Blind and low-vision users in the United States can now connect with the Pantene team through Be My Eyes for support with Pantene products, info about ingredients and general hair care advice..

Back to School with Be My Eyes, Whether you’re going back or starting a new school, a new school year always brings around certain challenges. If you’re a blind or low-vision individual, Be My Eyes can be your right hand in making sure you or your kids get off to a great start..

Introducing The Be My Eyes Podcast, Our new show explores blindness, sight and the sometimes blurry in-between..

Clearblue now offers support with pregnancy and fertility tests through Be My Eyes, Being in control of your own body and the information about it is an important issue for most people, but it’s something that has been out of reach for many blind and low-vision women and couples when taking a pregnancy or fertility test. Be My Eyes and Clearblue join forces to give them back control..

Going Global: Our Favorite Accessibility Initiatives from Around the World, From accessible theatre experiences to cooking classes and donations of used smartphones. There are so many awesome accessibility initiatives for people with visual impairments and other disabilities around the world – so we’ve decided to share a few to spark your imagination..

Google is Going Global on Specialized Help!, Google’s Disability Support agents are now answering your video calls – worldwide..

Herbal Essences and Be My Eyes Join Forces to Make Hair Care More Accessible, Herbal Essences is already pioneering accessible hair care, by making their shampoo and conditioner bottles distinguishable by touch. Now, they are taking the next step by offering Be My Eyes users free, live video support from their hair care experts..

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019!, On this Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we want to ring the bell for accessible customer support. Together with four household names in technology, consumer goods, and banking, Be My Eyes is working to set a new standard for video customer support..

2,000,000 Volunteers have joined the Be My Eyes Community!, More than 2,000,000 people have signed up to be a Be My Eyes volunteer, bringing visual assistance to blind and low-vision people all over the world..

A Warm Welcome to the Newest Specialized Help Partner: Google, Blind and low-vision Be My Eyes users in selected countries can now request help from the Google Disability Support team through the Specialized Help platform..

Help Us Translate The Be My Eyes App and Website, Do you speak English as well as another language? Help us make Be My Eyes app and website accessible for more people in their native language. Getting started is easy and straightforward..