Many of you may not have heard of the app Be My Eyes, I have this on my phone and it is to provide visual assistance when needed.
If a blind or low-vision Be My Eyes user needs your help, you will receive a notification on your phone. If you’re the first volunteer to answer the request, you will be connected with that user. A one-way video connection will be established between the two of you, meaning you can see where or what the blind or low vision user points their camera at and guide them if necessary.
Be My Eyes have a substantial amount of volunteers who are eager to help, so please be aware that you may not be the first to answer, and you may not receive calls daily or weekly. You will only receive calls in the daytime hours of your local timezone between 8am and 9pm.
Please do not worry if you are busy when receiving a call - another volunteer will pick up the call. Secondly, you do not need to have the app open to receive calls. Calls will come through as long as you are logged in to your Be My Eyes account.
Blind and low-vision users may need help with anything from determining expiration dates to finding dropped items to navigating unfamiliar places and much more.
If you are interested in volunteering please use the following link - https://lnkd.in/en3BTPdR
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Today is World Braille Day and we have written a piece about this and added a link below;
https://lnkd.in/e83CR5Sb
As we would like this to be as inclusive as possible, we have also recorded this blog so if you are visually impaired, you may hear this.
#worldbrailleday Visionary - linking local sight loss charities LTD RNIB Guide Dogs for the Blind Deafblind UK Foundation Fighting Blindness