Be My Eyes
Problem
Blind and visually impaired people challenged by daily activities.
Solution
Video calls with global network of sighted volunteers provides immediate assistance.
About the company
Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call. Be My Eyes has the largest global online community for blind and visually impaired. It is currently used in more than 150 countries by more than 107,500 blind and visually impaired people who are being assisted by more than 1,821,000 volunteers in 180+ different languages.
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