Kerri, You can read this at the URL Julia provided, www.BeMyEyes.org. Anyhow, here is what it says:
How it works First a blind person requests assistance in the Be My Eyes app. The challenge that he/she needs help with can be anything from knowing the expiry date on the milk to getting help crossing the street. The volunteer helper receives a notification for help and a live video connection is established. From the live video the volunteer can help the blind answering the question the blind needs answered. Non-profit - all for love Be My Eyes is a non-profit, put in this world to make the biggest difference possible for blind people. It basically would be like asking a family member or friend for help via Facebook or Skype except that this would mean you have access to somebody around the clock. Probably a good idea not to ask what that ichi spot is on your belly after coming out of the shower *smile*. I guess anything that is very personal is better left to somebody who really is a family nmember or close friend, but nonetheless there are many situations where a service like this could be vastly more useful than the limited information you can get from Tap Tap See. This is even better than sending a picture with a question like one was able to do in that other app which I forgot what it was called just now, but it's been defunct for some time. It will be interesting to see how quickly and reliably one can get assistance with this one and if they are able to continue to offer the service at no charge. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kerri G Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: be my eyes Hi, Julia. How does this differ from tp tap see etc etc? Just curious. > On Jan 13, 2015, at 8:52 PM, Julia <julia.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone. > I'm very excited to announce that an app called be my eyes, which connects > blind people who need assistance with sighted volunteers through their > iPhone's back facing camera, is due for release on the 15th of January. You > can find out more about it by visiting the website > www.bemyeyes.org > Julia > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
