Sieghard, I think the Be My Eyes numbers are total people served since they've started, rather than 14 helpers for each blind person. Whatever the case, it is a ton! I have both on my phone and use them from time to time. I heard a CSUN Blind Bargains podcast on Be My Eyes, and they said that they were going to develop categories of ehlpers for people, like for those who had computer, cooking, household, or other kinds of questions.
Wayne On 4/26/17, Mike Ulrich <mulr...@centurylink.net> wrote: > I now have both! I’ve been a big Bespecular fan for about a year now. > > I downloaded the Be My Eyes app yesterday, and used it for the first time > this morning. Way Cool and very fast indeed! > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 2:22 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Remember these two tools: Be My Eyes and Bispecular > > > > Hi List, > > > > Received an email both from Bispecular and Be My Eyes in the last few days > reminding me to take advantage of what they have to offer. Apparently both > apps are going strong (and free). > > What struck me as amazing was this statement “Be My Eyes has grown to become > the largest global online community for the blind and visually impaired. The > app is now used in 140 countries, with more than 35,000 blind and visually > impaired individuals being assisted by more than 500,000 helpers.” > > If this isn’t a typo that means they have more than 14 helpers per blind > user, can this be right? > > I also didn’t know that Bispecular is an app from south Africa. > > > > Anyhow, for those who are not signed up to get their emails and who want to > read them, here are both of them. I made the beginning of each app section a > heading level 1 so you can jum to either write-up easily: > > > > > Give Be My Eyes a try today! > > > > > We noticed that you signed up to Be My Eyes but you have not made your first > call yet. > > > > You can make your first call today if you are in a situations where some > visual assistance could be useful. So whether you need support > distinguishing between household products, navigating, reading instructions, > or help with a technical difficulty - our volunteers are here for you. > > > > Did you know that there is no limit to how much you can use Be My Eyes? > > Right now there are over half a million sighted helpers in the Be My Eyes > community who are ready and willing to assist you. We would like to stress > that you can, and should, feel free to make calls as frequently as you wish > without ever disturbing anyone. In fact, we have many eager volunteers who > are still waiting to receive their first help request, so you can use Be My > Eyes as much as you possibly want! > > > > We are proud to announce that due to the size of our amazing volunteer > network and sophisticated technology, you can now request assistance in your > native language 24 hours a day. We have also managed to significantly reduce > the time that it takes to connect to a helper, and most of our calls are now > answered within 60 seconds. > > > > Be My Eyes is FREE no matter how much you use it. > > Did you also know that... > > Be My Eyes has grown to become the largest global online community for the > blind and visually impaired. The app is now used in 140 countries, with more > than 35,000 blind and visually impaired individuals being assisted by more > than 500,000 sighted helpers. > > > > Every day, volunteers lend their eyes to solve challenges both big and small > in the lives of the blind and visually impaired. To hear a bit more about > how it works and how it is being used click here > > > > Update Be My Eyes to the latest version > > Please make sure to update your app to its latest version in order to have > the best possible experience with Be My Eyes. The look and feel of the app > will be the same, and it will still be very simple and easy to use, so you > can update without any worries. > > > > We continuously make a lot of bug fixes in the new versions, so the > functionally is always improved. It is important to continuously update Be > My Eyes to ensure that you have the best possible experience. > > > > You can update Be My Eyes by opening AppStore choose "updates", find "Be My > Eyes" and press update. > > > > > > > email from Bispecular > > > > > Hi VIP Sieghard, > > > > We wanted to check in with you and let you know of all the wonderful ways in > which you can use the BeSpecular app! Our community of volunteers has grown > tremendously and we've received great feedback from our blind users like > yourself about how helpful they are in day to day situations. > > > > Have you given the BeSpecular app a try? You might want to watch blind > YouTuber Joy Ross's video about how she's used the app & shares her > experience as one of our VIPs. Here's the link to Joy's video: > > http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d > <http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d&id=14c2d6add5&e=7017552778> > &id=14c2d6add5&e=7017552778 > > > > Not sure about how you, Sieghard, can use the app? Why not read our blog > post: > > http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d > <http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d&id=898294f8c2&e=7017552778> > &id=898294f8c2&e=7017552778 > > > > Are you still not convinced you about using BeSpecular? Here's one more go: > we have received loads of testimonials from VIPs based in the USA, Canada, > South Africa, England and more which are now online for you to browse > through here: > http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d > <http://bespecular.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f583a24dcb15dda18af45ea5d&id=560d83e72f&e=7017552778> > &id=560d83e72f&e=7017552778 > > > > We are always growing and improving our app which means we absolutely love > feedback! Please let us know if you have any questions, issues or comments > about the BeSpecular app - we'll do our best to respond ASAP. > > > > Thank you for being part of our awesome community of visually impaired, > blind and deafblind users! 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