{"id":18691,"date":"2020-02-07T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=18691"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:54:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:54:34","slug":"be-my-eyes-help-for-the-visually-impaired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/be-my-eyes-help-for-the-visually-impaired\/","title":{"rendered":"Be My Eyes: Help for the visually impaired"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 31pt;\">Be My Eyes<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you are visually impaired and you have an Apple or Android smartphone, you may be interested in a free app called &#8220;Be My Eyes&#8221;. Be My Eyes has over 3.4 million volunteers who are ready to assist you when you need help reading text, identifying objects, reading prescription drug information or important instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Be a volunteer&#8230; If you&#8217;re not visually impaired, consider being a Be My Eyes volunteer and help those who are blind or who have difficulty seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Bringing sight to blind and low-vision people<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How it works&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>Every day, sighted volunteers lend their eyes to solve tasks big and small to help blind and low-vision people lead more independent lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Blind or low-vision person requests assistance&#8230;\u00a0As a blind or low-vision person, whenever you need visual assistance, our volunteers are happy to help. Through the live video call, you and a volunteer can communicate directly and solve a problem. The volunteer will help guide which direction to point your camera, what to focus on or when to turn on your torch (flashlight).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Sighted volunteer receives video call..<\/strong>.As a sighted volunteer you can help just by installing the Be My Eyes app. A blind or a low-vision user may need help with anything from checking expiry dates, distinguishing colors, reading instructions or navigating new surroundings.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GRfFuWsjNU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Whether you need visual assistance or you want to volunteer to help those who are blind or visually impaired, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>visit the Be My Eyes home page<\/strong><\/span><\/a> where you can get more info about Be My Eyes and download the free Be My Eyes app for your Apple or Android smartphone.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be My Eyes If you are visually impaired and you have an Apple or Android smartphone, you may be interested in a free app called &#8220;Be My Eyes&#8221;. Be My Eyes has over 3.4 million volunteers who are ready to assist you when you need help reading text, identifying objects, reading prescription drug information or important instructions. 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