RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[R Van Lant]

Delighted to hear that many are still using Be My Eyes.  I will let my coworker 
know and will also give it a try myself.   I’m so glad for the reminder about 
Microsoft Accessibility being contacted through this app.  I’ve been meaning to 
contact them and I think being able to show them the issues I’m having would be 
stellar, especially since I’m not sure if my company firewall would allow them 
to remote into my work computer.

Robin

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Paul and Paula Jordan
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 5:20 PM
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Subject: RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

I use Be My Eyes at least once or twice a week and find them very helpful for 
what I need.  I’m so glad there are people who are willing to give a bit of 
their time to help.  In all the years I’ve used it I’ve only had one or two 
calls where I didn’t get the help I needed.  One was due to a poor connection 
and that got resolved and I got the info I needed.  My thanks goes out to all 
who volunteer.
God bless!
Paula and Garçon

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Van Lant
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 5:43 PM
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Subject: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, but 
ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged employees 
to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a request for 
help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried it today at 
Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still 
relevant as a free option.

Robin


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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[kitty hevener]

did not realize u could use aira free if u r having an issue with jaws.  Thanks 
for tip.  

From: Sieghard Weitzel 
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 7:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

Absolutely, Be My Eyes doesn’t show any signs of scaling back or becoming 
irrelevant. As Richard mentioned, they recently added Google Accessibility to 
their specialized help section so now you can contact Microsoft and Google this 
way. Hopefully they’ll get Apple and other large companies like Amazon onboard. 
I haven’t used the Google support yet, but find that I get a Microsoft 
accessibility agent on the line faster and while this may have been 
coincidence, the ones I spoke with via Be my Eyes seemed better trained than 
some of the ones I spoke with on the phone. Below are the stats from their 
website as to users and number of countries they support, simply by numbers 
they have over 16 volunteer helpers for each visually impaired user:

 

2,111,806 VOLUNTEERS

126,525 BLIND & LOW-VISION

150+ COUNTRIES

180+ LANGUAGES

 

Aira is also a fantastic service and I do subscribe to their starter plan which 
gives me up to 30 minutes of support for $29 a month, there is a current 
promotion where if you sign up for 1 month you get another 2 for free so $29 
would get you 3 month of 30 minutes of monthly Aira support. Their agents have 
a lot more tools available to them, e.g. being able to take pictures for you 
through your camera, being able to connect to your computer to help, for 
example, to fill out an inaccessible web form etc. So far my Aira calls have 
all been a fantastic experience and often I just need help with something which 
takes a minute or 2. Remember that anything you try to do with Jaws which can’t 
be done because of Jaws you can also do a free call to Aira since Vispero 
sponsors them.

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 3:05 PM
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Subject: Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

 

Not only is it still relevant, but it is the only way I know of to contact 
Google support directly and to get helpful people at Google. 

So, if you have any google device, this is a great resource.

Richard

 

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On Apr 28, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Rich DeSteno  wrote:

  Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!

  On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:

Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, 
but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged 
employees to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a 
request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried 
it today at Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes 
is still relevant as a free option. 

 

Robin

 

 

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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[kitty hevener]

I just used it last night and had great success.  

From: Lelia Struve 
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

I am not going to say I am not going to use be my eyes. But lately I have had 
so many problems just getting an answer. It kind of reminds me of the first 
time I got the app, then I deleted it for a while and got it back and it was 
better. Now it’s back to what it was for me. It doesn’t matter what time I 
called whether it be morning afternoon or evening.


Lelia  

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  Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, 
but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged 
employees to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a 
request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried 
it today at Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes 
is still relevant as a free option. 

   

  Robin

   

   

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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Lelia Struve]

I am not going to say I am not going to use be my eyes. But lately I have had 
so many problems just getting an answer. It kind of reminds me of the first 
time I got the app, then I deleted it for a while and got it back and it was 
better. Now it’s back to what it was for me. It doesn’t matter what time I 
called whether it be morning afternoon or evening.

Lelia 

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> On Apr 28, 2019, at 3:43 PM, R Van Lant  wrote:
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> Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, 
> but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged 
> employees to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a 
> request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and 
> tried it today at Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be 
> My Eyes is still relevant as a free option.
>  
> Robin
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RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I agree that it’s too bad that Aira doesn’t roll over at least a portion of 
unused minutes, they could limit it but at least say they will roll over 15 or 
20% of unused minutes for say 1 or 2 months. I can understand that maybe they 
don’t want to do this unlimited since the service I think is not designed for 
somebody to say not use their 30 minute plan for 4 months and then request an 
Aira agent to watch a 2 hours movie with them describing what’s going on.

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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 3:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Cc: R Van Lant 
Subject: Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

I most definitely am! I don’t want to be restricted to the confines of a plan 
for which any unused portion might not roll over, plus, since I’m not doing 
outdoor travel, be my eyes serves my needs quite well.

On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Rich DeSteno 
mailto:axcrunc...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!
On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, but 
ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged employees 
to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a request for 
help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried it today at 
Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still 
relevant as a free option.

Robin


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RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Absolutely, Be My Eyes doesn’t show any signs of scaling back or becoming 
irrelevant. As Richard mentioned, they recently added Google Accessibility to 
their specialized help section so now you can contact Microsoft and Google this 
way. Hopefully they’ll get Apple and other large companies like Amazon onboard. 
I haven’t used the Google support yet, but find that I get a Microsoft 
accessibility agent on the line faster and while this may have been 
coincidence, the ones I spoke with via Be my Eyes seemed better trained than 
some of the ones I spoke with on the phone. Below are the stats from their 
website as to users and number of countries they support, simply by numbers 
they have over 16 volunteer helpers for each visually impaired user:

2,111,806 VOLUNTEERS
126,525 BLIND & LOW-VISION
150+ COUNTRIES
180+ LANGUAGES

Aira is also a fantastic service and I do subscribe to their starter plan which 
gives me up to 30 minutes of support for $29 a month, there is a current 
promotion where if you sign up for 1 month you get another 2 for free so $29 
would get you 3 month of 30 minutes of monthly Aira support. Their agents have 
a lot more tools available to them, e.g. being able to take pictures for you 
through your camera, being able to connect to your computer to help, for 
example, to fill out an inaccessible web form etc. So far my Aira calls have 
all been a fantastic experience and often I just need help with something which 
takes a minute or 2. Remember that anything you try to do with Jaws which can’t 
be done because of Jaws you can also do a free call to Aira since Vispero 
sponsors them.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Richard 
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Not only is it still relevant, but it is the only way I know of to contact 
Google support directly and to get helpful people at Google.
So, if you have any google device, this is a great resource.
Richard

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On Apr 28, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Rich DeSteno 
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Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!
On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, but 
ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged employees 
to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a request for 
help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried it today at 
Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still 
relevant as a free option.

Robin


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RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Paul and Paula Jordan]

I use Be My Eyes at least once or twice a week and find them very helpful for 
what I need.  I’m so glad there are people who are willing to give a bit of 
their time to help.  In all the years I’ve used it I’ve only had one or two 
calls where I didn’t get the help I needed.  One was due to a poor connection 
and that got resolved and I got the info I needed.  My thanks goes out to all 
who volunteer.

God bless!

Paula and Garçon

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of R 
Van Lant
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 5:43 PM
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Subject: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

 

Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, but 
ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged employees 
to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a request for 
help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried it today at 
Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still 
relevant as a free option. 

 

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RE: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Sieghard Weitzel]

You can’t compare the two, one is free and one is rather expensive and you get 
trained agents. For many basic things Be My Eyes can be just as good and most 
of the calls I made to Be My Eyes have been quite positive also. Then there is 
their specialized help section which allows you to contact Microsoft and Google 
Accessibility and that is entirely unique. Yes, you can call Microsoft 
Accessibility by phone, but Google has no phone support whatsoever but they 
offer live support via Be My Eyes.

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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 3:04 PM
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Subject: Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

I just use Aira. I never liked Be My Eyes.


On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Rich DeSteno 
mailto:axcrunc...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!
On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, but 
ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged employees 
to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a request for 
help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and tried it today at 
Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still 
relevant as a free option.

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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Kathy Brandt]

I most definitely am! I don’t want to be restricted to the confines of a plan 
for which any unused portion might not roll over, plus, since I’m not doing 
outdoor travel, be my eyes serves my needs quite well.

> On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Rich DeSteno  wrote:
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> Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!
> 
>> On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
>> Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it yet, 
>> but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged 
>> employees to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, but didn’t get a 
>> request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and 
>> tried it today at Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if 
>> Be My Eyes is still relevant as a free option.
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>> Robin
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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Brandon Olivares]

I just use Aira. I never liked Be My Eyes.

> On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Rich DeSteno  wrote:
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> Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!
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> On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
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>> but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer encouraged 
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>> request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love the idea of AIRA and 
>> tried it today at Walgreen’s, since access is free there, but I wondred if 
>> Be My Eyes is still relevant as a free option.
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>> Robin
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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Richard Turner]

Also, realize that Be My Eyes are volunteers, and there are over 2 million 
volunteers and only a bit over 100 thousand blind users; so the chances of 
getting someone new is rather high and volunteers are going to go a long time 
between chances to help.
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I just use Aira. I never liked Be My Eyes.

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Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!

On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Richard Turner]

Not only is it still relevant, but it is the only way I know of to contact 
Google support directly and to get helpful people at Google.
So, if you have any google device, this is a great resource.
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Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!

On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:
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relevant as a free option.

Robin


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Re: Are you still using Be My Eyes?

[Rich DeSteno]

Yes, Be My Eyes is bigger and better than ever!

On 4/28/2019 5:43 PM, R Van Lant wrote:


Just curious of people are still using Be My Eyes.  I haven’t tried it 
yet, but ran into a coworker last week who said her former employer 
encouraged employees to volunteer for it.  She did it a couple times, 
but didn’t get a request for help and hasn’t logged back in.  I love 
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free there, but I wondred if Be My Eyes is still relevant as a free 
option.


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