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The latest news and updates from Be My Eyes in one place.

Picture of a young woman holding a phone horizontally in front of her eyes, which has a different set of eyes on the back. The background of the picture is white with colorful confetti raining down. The image reads: “Be My Eyes 100,000 Blind and low-vision users”.
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October 25, 2018

100,000 Blind and Low-vision Users

Be My Eyes has reached the amazing milestone of surpassing more than 100,000 blind and low-vision signups. But even though we’ve come a long way, there’s still much more to be done.
Two park benches. The ground and the benches are covered in orange fall leaves.
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October 24, 2018

10 Ways to Use Be My Eyes During Fall Season

Fall is full of many activities that the Be My Eyes volunteers would love to assist you with.
Image displaying the logos of GOV Design Awards, Lovie Awards and Berlin Design Awards.
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October 24, 2018

Be My Eyes Receives Three New Awards

In October, Be My Eyes has been honored with three awards; GOV Design Awards, Lovie Awards and Berlin Design Awards.
Picture of a girl wearing traditional Indian clothing and glasses. The picture reads "Eye care everywhere", "55 % of of moderate or severely vision impaired people are women", and "#WorldSightDay" together with the World Sight Day 2018 and IAPB logos.
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October 18, 2018

World Sight Day 2018

October 11th, 2018 was the annual World Sight Day organized to raise awareness of blindness, visual impairment and universal eye care.
The Be My Eyes logo and various flag icons in front of a globe. The flags represented are: Brazil, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Turkey, France, Russia, Finland, Hungary and UAE.
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September 25, 2018

Be My Eyes website now available in 10 new languages

Thanks to our amazing community, the Be My Eyes website is now accessible to even more people, who can learn about Be My Eyes in their native language on the new translated webpages.
Campaign picture from Phone It Forward. A blind man holding up a smartphone, standing in front of a bright yellow background.
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September 24, 2018

Phone It Forward - Donate a smartphone

Phone it Forward is a CNIB program that gives smartphones to people with sight loss who need them.
Picture from T-Centralen Metro Station in Stockholm. Across is written "Nordics" along with the flag icons of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland, as well as "Be My Eyes + Moovit" along with the two logos of the companies.
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September 12, 2018

Be My Eyes and Moovit join forces to make public transit more accessible in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland & Iceland

Too often, public transit is insufficiently designed for people who are blind or have a low level of vision. Be My Eyes and Moovit are teaming up to pursue one common goal: to make public transit more accessible for people living with blindness or vision loss. 
Image of a globe pictured together with flag icons of Denmark, Spain, China, Israel, and Italy.
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August 29, 2018

Localizing Be My Eyes - Spread the Word in Your Own Words!

Language should provide greater access, not limitation. In order to spread Be My Eyes’ message across nations and beyond English speakers, the time has come to offer localized webpages and video subtitles. The localized webpage is already up and running in Danish, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin and Hebrew and we’re inviting you to help us translate it into your native language!
A hand-held iPhone depicts Microsoft’s company page in the Specialized Help menu of the Be My Eyes app. The opening hours read ‘Always open’. The bottom left corner of the image features the Microsoft logo and name. The upper right corner displays an icon saying ‘24/7’.
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August 14, 2018

Microsoft Extends Specialized Help Support to 24/7 for Be My Eyes Users

Microsoft is expanding their technical support offering for Be My Eyes users to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customers who are blind or have low vision can now contact Microsoft agents directly through the Specialized Help feature of Be My Eyes at any time. This feature is only available in English.
WeWalk smart white cane is able to detect obstacles with its ultrasonic sensor.
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July 31, 2018

More Than A Smart Cane

WeWalk is a new smart cane that, among other things, can detect obstacles with it's ultrasonic sensor.
Be My Eyes founder, Hans Jørgen Wiberg, speaking at the NFB 2018 National Convention in Orlando, Florida.
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July 20, 2018

National Federation of the Blind 2018 National Convention

Be My Eyes attended the NFB 2018 National Convention in Florida, where we were honored with the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award.
Be My Eyes Community Director, Alexander, accepting the Abilitynet Accessibility Award at the 2018 Tech4Good Awards in London.
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July 17, 2018

Tech4Good

Be My Eyes attended the Tech4Good awards in London, where we were honored to receive two awards.
Image displaying two Be My Eyes introduction emails; one in Spanish and one in Portuguese. In the upper left corner the words "Spanish & Portuguese" are displayed with the flag icons of Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile.
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June 29, 2018

¡Hola! and Olá!

Be My Eyes' introduction emails are now translated to Spanish and Portuguese with the help of our friends at Latinlingua.
Picture showing some of the participants at the Community Meetup in Hong Kong. The left side is faded in black and shows the words "Hong Kong Community Meetup".
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May 31, 2018

Our First Community Meetup

The first Be My Eyes Community Meetup took place in Hong Kong.
Be My Eyes founder Hans Jørgen Wiberg standing next to the exhibition displaying Be My Eyes, when he attended the opening at Struer Museum.
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May 31, 2018

Be My Eyes to be Displayed in Local Danish Museum

Be My Eyes is part of an exhibition at Struer Museum that displays selected winners of Danish Design Award.
May 2, 2023

Four Leading Brands and The National Federation of the Blind Join Be My Eyes’ Be My AI Corporate Beta Test

We’re excited to announce that Hilton, Microsoft, P&G, Sony, and The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) have joined our Be My AI beta test.
May 1, 2023

Sony

Sony partners with Be My Eyes and joins Be My AI Beta Test to further improve accessibility of its products.
April 4, 2023

Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble joins the Be My AI beta to further improve accessibility of its products.
April 4, 2023

Hilton

Hilton participates in Be My AI beta test.
April 4, 2023

NFB

NFB officially joins Be My Eyes’ Be My AI Beta to further expand its offering for the blind and low-vision community.
April 4, 2023

Microsoft

Microsoft joins Be My Eyes' Be My AI beta to take accessibility of its products to the next level.
March 14, 2023

Introducing Be My AI (formerly Virtual Volunteer) for People who are Blind or Have Low Vision, Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4

We are thrilled to announce Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer™, the first-ever digital visual assistant powered by OpenAI’s new GPT-4 language model.
March 2, 2023

How to get assistance with Sony products on Be My Eyes

Blind and low vision users based in Europe can get in contact with a Sony representative to receive real time video assistance through the Be My Eyes app about assistive tools or accessibility features within Sony’s products.
February 22, 2023

Avanti West Coast joins forces with Be My Eyes to make transportation more accessible

All blind and low vision users in the UK can now contact an Avanti West Coast representative to get real time assistance with their trip on the West Coast Main Line!
February 14, 2023

APH ConnectCenter is officially available on Be My Eyes Specialized Help!

Be My Eyes members in the US can now reach out to an APH ConnectCenter representative to get career guidance, learn more about their services and get curated information and resources about blindness and low vision.
December 4, 2022

Guide Dogs Australia Joins Be My Eyes

Please help us welcome the first Australia-based organization providing live video support through Specialized Help and Genesys Cloud CX™ ‍
November 28, 2022

State of Ohio Offers Accessible COVID-19 Testing Support through Be My Eyes

Ohio residents can now call a state-sponsored support line through Be My Eyes to receive assistance with at-home COVID-19 testing.