Be My Eyes

Did you know that over 30 million Europeans live with blindness or partial sight? Smart companies are already building accessibility into their: 🔷 Product design 🔷 Digital platforms 🔷 Customer support workflows Forward-thinking brands view accessibility as a competitive advantage, not a checkbox. With the June 28th 2025 deadline fast approaching for the European Accessibility Act (EAA), is your business prepared? https://lnkd.in/dD74Sv3x #Accessibility #EuropeanAccessibilityAct

We're heading to Sight City 2025 in Frankfurt this week! 🇩🇪✨ Come find us at booth L2.36 - we’ll be showcasing the latest in accessible technology, including: 🔹 Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses integration in action 🔹 An exclusive sneak peek at a brand-new product we’ve been working on 👀 And don’t miss our online presentation: 🗓️ Wednesday, May 21 at 10:00 AM CET 🎙️ “The Power of AI to Make the World More Accessible” — featuring our founder Hans Jørgen Wiberg and the Be My Eyes team, sharing how AI is reshaping accessibility for the blind and low vision community. Whether you’re a long-time supporter or just discovering Be My Eyes, we’d love to connect, share what’s coming next, and hear from you. See you at Sight City! #SightCity2025 #Accessibility #BlindAndLowVision #AssistiveTech #BeMyEyes #Inclusion #Frankfurt

By June 28, 2025, companies must comply with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) or face serious consequences. From market exclusion to legal fines, non-compliance is simply a business liability. Whether your business is based in Berlin or Boston, if your products touch EU consumers, you’re in scope of the EAA. And, it goes beyond “website” accessibility. Find out more about the EAA and how to prepare in our latest blog article. Link in comments. #Accessibility #EAA

This Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we're thrilled to announce something big: accessible online shopping is now built right into the Be My Eyes app! Together with Innosearch AI, we've launched a seamless, screen reader–friendly shopping experience designed specifically for our blind and low vision users in the USA, Canada, UK, and Australia. You can shop millions of everyday products, book travel and flights, and earn 2% cash-back on every purchase, with no extra fees, no barriers, just one-tap access right inside the app. Read the full announcement! 🚀 Let us know what you’re shopping for first! 🛒 https://lnkd.in/dmz8_4_9 #BeMyEyes #GAAD2025 #AccessibleTech

This week, Be My Eyes’ CEO Michael Buckley joined leaders, allies, and change-makers at Vis-Ability 2025, a unique gathering of blind and low-vision individuals driving progress, building connections, and shaping the future together. Hosted at Westminster by Marsha de Cordova and Fight For Sight’s CEO Keith Valentine, the event sparked vital conversations on accessibility, inclusion, and innovation. We’re especially grateful to stand alongside leaders like Chris Yiu (Director of Public Policy, Europe at Meta) and many others dedicated to breaking barriers and amplifying voices. At Be My Eyes, collaboration like this inspires how we continue to build accessible technology with, and for, the community. In this picture, left to right: Mike, CEO of Be My Eyes Marsha de Cordova, MP Keith Valentine, CEO of Fight for Sight, with his guide dog Chris Yiu, Director of Public Policy Europe of Meta

Exciting news! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Knorr Thailand, a Unilever brand, to bring AI-powered accessibility to grocery shopping and cooking! 🎉 Knorr’s Jok Cup range in Thailand now features Accessible QR (AQR) codes, allowing blind and low-vision consumers to access audio product details, nutritional info, and cooking instructions—all through Be My AI in the Be My Eyes app. This is the first time Unilever’s food products in Thailand are integrating AQR codes - marking a huge step toward independent, accessible cooking! Let’s make food accessible for all. Help spread the word! Learn more in our blog! https://lnkd.in/e8_Jx8RP

Are you planning a trip to Italy? 🇮🇹 Great news - Be My Eyes is now available at Fiumicino Airport in Rome! Blind and low-vision passengers can now use Be My Eyes Service Connect™ to get AI-powered and real-time human assistance while navigating the airport. Whether you’re finding your gate, checking flight details, or locating services, personalized assistance is just a tap away. This is what inclusive travel should look like. Grazie, Aeroporti di Roma, for leading the way! 💙 Learn more about this partnership on our blog! https://lnkd.in/dhVSrytw

A legendary meeting at CSUN 2025! 🎶 Be My Eyes founder Hans Jørgen Wiberg had the incredible honor of meeting the one and only Stevie Wonder at CSUN this week! ✨ Hans started Be My Eyes with a simple idea—leveraging technology to make the world more inclusive for everyone. And Stevie has long been a champion for breaking barriers and pushing for a more accessible future. Moments like these remind us why we do what we do. 💙 #BeMyEyes #CSUNATC25 #Accessibility #InclusionMatters

Big news from Be My Eyes at CSUN 2025! ✈️ We’re officially expanding into the travel and hospitality sector with major new customer partnerships! Aeroporti di Roma is integrating Be My Eyes to provide AI-powered navigation & information assistance for blind and low-vision travelers. Emirates will soon become the first airline to offer live, visual customer support via the Be My Eyes app. Following our groundbreaking work with Hilton, we’re thrilled to see the travel industry embracing accessibility like never before. Read more! https://lnkd.in/dTdMgKet #Accessibility #Inclusion #TravelForAll #BeMyEyes #CSUNATC25

Big news from Be My Eyes! 🚀 We’re thrilled to share some major milestones and exciting new services for our community of blind and low-vision users! Almost 800,000 users & 8.5 million volunteers—and growing! We’re on track to hit 1 million blind users by the end of the year. AppleVis is thriving under Be My Eyes! Website traffic has jumped over 30% since September 2024. New community content! You can now listen to DoubleTap podcasts directly in the Be My Eyes app. Special Interest Groups—a new way for organizations to connect with blind and low-vision users on shared topics, like guide dog support in Lyon. Read all about it in our latest announcement! https://lnkd.in/dx-XZ-9r #BeMyEyes #CSUNATC25 #TechForGood