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

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August 24, 2020

Learn Tricks for a Cleaner Closet with Tide, Gain, Ariel and Downy

Laundry detergent is about to become more accessible than ever before, with four new Procter & Gamble brands coming on board Be My Eyes Specialized Help.
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August 4, 2020

4 Million Volunteers Strong!

The Be My Eyes community grows stronger every day. The network of sighted volunteers offering visual assistance now consists of more than 4 million people from all over the world!
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July 28, 2020

This Summer, P&G is Helping at Home

Procter & Gamble is taking a huge step towards improving accessibility by bringing dozens of new visual support experiences onto Be My Eyes Specialized Help!
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July 23, 2020

Are Educational Institutions Educated about Accessibility?

From applications to attending classes, college accessibility has a long way to go – and the rise of remote learning is making it more challenging than ever.
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July 16, 2020

What’s the Business Case for Supporting People with Disabilities?

Watch the one-hour seminar featuring speakers from Microsoft, Google and the Valuable 500.
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June 30, 2020

New Local Organizations in India and Italy on Specialized Help

We are adding two additional local associations to Specialized Help; Give a warm welcome to InfoTech for Visually Impaired from India and UICI from Italy!
Fitness experts from the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro are now available through the Be My Eyes App!
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June 22, 2020

Be My Eyes In Brasil: Announcing Our Partnership with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee

The Tokyo Paralympics may not be for another year — but thanks to our new partner, visually impaired users can stay active and healthy while you wait!
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June 17, 2020

Accessible Gaming: The New Norm?

The first AAA game built from the ground up with blind accessibility in mind is coming out, and it certainly won’t be the last.
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June 3, 2020

There’s a New Way to Use Siri with Be My Eyes

You can now customize your Siri shortcuts to make Be My Eyes calls easier.
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June 1, 2020

How Technology Can Make the Beauty Industry Accessible

Is it possible for an industry based on physical appearance to be accessible to people with vision impairments?
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May 21, 2020

In ‘Blind Abroad’ James Rath takes a new approach to seeing the world

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May 21, 2020

Accessibility Is…

Accessibility is something everyone will need at some point in their life. In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day we asked key figures and members of our community to define what accessibility means for them.
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April 30, 2020

Does Wine Taste Better Blind? Let's Find Out.

How blind taste tests can make wine, beer, or any beverage taste better.
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April 22, 2020

Welcoming Four New Blind Organizations to Specialized Help

We’re happy to announce that our users will now be able to connect with ACB, RNIB and more through Be My Eyes.
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April 18, 2020

Watch One World: Together At Home with Be My Eyes

Be My Eyes is partnering with Global Citizen to provide audio description for the massive WHO benefit event.
September 18, 2023

Image to Text AI and Blurred Faces: What’s Going On?

An important update from Be My Eyes about our new image to text AI features and facial description
September 4, 2023

Be My Eyes is Updating our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

New Terms Include Be My AI and Accessible CX
September 1, 2023

Be My Eyes and the LEGO Group partner to bring inclusive play experiences to blind and low vision Lego fans

People who are blind or have low vision can now reach out to a LEGO representative to get real time video assistance with LEGO® products and services.
August 7, 2023

Introducing: Be My AI

Be My Eyes’ Virtual Volunteer, powered by GPT-4, gets a new name and will soon be open to beta testing by hundreds of iOS users worldwide
July 23, 2023

Belong pioneers inclusive ways to assist blind and low vision customers with Be My Eyes

People who are blind or have low vision can now reach out to a Belong representative to get real time video assistance with Belong products and services.
May 23, 2023

Be My Eyes celebrates 500,000 people who are blind or have low vision joining the community!

Over 500,000 blind and low-vision people have now signed up to get visual assistance through Be My Eyes.
May 18, 2023

How to get Involved on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about digital inclusion and accessibility. Here’s how you can get involved.
May 17, 2023

Sky Ireland officially joins Be My Eyes Specialized Help

Our community in Ireland can now reach out to a Sky Ireland representative to get real time video assistance with Sky Ireland products and services.
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

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

Hilton

Hilton participates in Be My AI beta test.
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.