Be My Eyes: See the World Better, Together
👀 Need a pair of sharp eyes? Or have some sight to lend? Be My Eyes is a simple, free tool designed to connect people and create a supportive community. Whether you need visual assistance or want to volunteer your sight, Be My Eyes is here to offer help and support for everyday tasks. 🌍🆓🕒
Features:
- Free and Global: Be My Eyes is a multi-lingual support community available 24/7, connecting people from around the world. With millions of volunteers ready to assist, you can receive help anytime, anywhere.
- Wide Language Support: Volunteers can answer calls in over 185 languages, ensuring that language barriers are not a problem. Be My Eyes welcomes individuals from different cultures and backgrounds.
- Visual Support: Sign up and get visual support for various tasks such as reading small print, troubleshooting technology, matching clothes, setting up home appliances, and many other simple tasks.
- Specialized Help: If a task requires expertise or is too complex, Be My Eyes also offers on-demand video customer support via partnerships with various companies. Get specialized assistance whenever you need it.
- Become a Volunteer: Be a part of the community and lend a helping hand to someone in need. Answer calls from users seeking visual assistance and make a positive impact in just a few minutes.
How it Works:
- Anyone who is 17 or older can sign up either as a user or a volunteer.
- Calls are connected based on timezone and language, ensuring quick assistance with an average wait time of about 15 seconds.
- Once a call is answered, a live one-way video (with two-way audio) is initiated. Volunteers or company representatives can see what's in front of the user's camera and provide verbal support.
- Note: Availability of Specialized Help may vary depending on the region and company opening hours.
What Volunteers Can Help You With:
- Reading home appliances
- Reading product labels
- Matching outfits and identifying clothes
- Assistance in the kitchen
- Reading digital displays or computer screens
- Navigating through TV or game menus
- Operating vending machines or kiosks
- Sorting music collections or other libraries
- Picking jewelry or crafts
What You Can Do with Specialized Help:
- Web and Computer Technology
- Health and Beauty Products
- Banking and Finance
- Nonprofit Organizations
- And more...
What's New:
- We've reached 3 million volunteers! Thank you for making Be My Eyes the biggest community support micro-volunteering platform ever.
- Now supporting Google Assistant.
Testimonials:
"Be My Eyes has made me feel so much more comfortable and secure knowing that if I should need sighted help, I'll be able to get it." - Diane, user from USA.
"It was just amazing that someone from the other side of the world could be in my kitchen and help me with something." - Julia, user from USA.
"The little bit of help they might give us over the course of a few minutes, it's a big thing for someone that's blind or visually impaired. And to have access to that personal contact... I couldn't imagine life without it." - Chris Fisher, user from UK.
"This is the most incredible asset that I have come across since losing my vision. It is efficient, timely, and the helpers are so very warm and thoughtful." - Chaim, user from New York.
"I am a new iPhone user and was just able to download this app and use it for the first time. It is so comforting to know that I can have assistance when I am stuck, and to know that I am really never alone. This is fantastic! Thanks so much!" - Clarizza, user from Germany.
Selected Awards:
- 🏆 2020 Dubai Expo Global Innovator
- 🏆 2018 Winner of Google Play Awards - Best Accessibility Experience
- 🏆 2018 Winner of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards at the NFB National Convention
- 🏆 2018 Winner of AbilityNet Accessibility Award at the Tech4Good Awards
Join Be My Eyes today and be a part of a global support network that harnesses the power of sight to help those in need. Together, we can make a difference. 👥💙
