Be My Eyes

Ready for another volunteer opportunity that can be done at any time or any place yet provides a much needed service?

Be My Eyes is an app for your smartphone that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers through a live video call when visual assistance is needed. 

How does it work?  Volunteers download and install the app free from either the iOS App store or Google Play store. An account is created and then when a blind or low-vision person needs assistance a request is sent out through the app.

What kind of assistance may be needed?  You may be asked to help check an expiration date, identify a color of clothing, read printed forms or medicine labels, help navigate transit, or even describe places or objects.

How often will you receive requests? Over 1.5 million people have installed the app, so requests will not come that often.  I've received 2 requests since installing the app in February.  The first one was to help identify what was in a frozen meal box.  When I received the second call, I was sitting in a meeting and by the time I got up and went out in the hallway, another volunteer had answered the call.  A friend of mine who has this app received a similar request to identify a food package and also assisted someone in crossing a street.

The app launched in 2015 and is available in 150 countries and 180 languages.  Check it out today and join the large network of users hoping to make a big difference in the everyday lives of those with limited sight!

Want to read more about and watch a video to learn more about how it works?  Check out this link.

I hope you will consider installing this app TODAY.  :-)