Be My Eyes App: Demonstration and Review. An App for Blind, Low Vision, and Visually Impaired
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- Be My Eyes App: Demonstration and Review. An App for Blind, Low Vision, and Visually Impaired
Matt uses the Be My Eyes App during this video to show everyone how it works for him as a someone who is blind because of Retinitis Pigmentosa. He has his sighted guide lead him through a park using this app.
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Hi, I'm blind and I have this app on my device, but I still don't have access to Be my AI. My blind friend is trying to help me get access. He emailed them for me. I don't use a phone.
I love the fact that apps like these get made to help blind people, and the fact that there are millions of people taking time out of their day to be someone's eyes is priceless.
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I completely agree, apps like this are amazing and help us for Blind or visually impaired so much. It’s awesome to know that there’s so many people willing to take time out of their day to help us with something when we call. It’s amazing, thanks again for watching this video, it’s so great to hear from you. And thank you so much for subscribing, I appreciate it! Talk to you again soon. Matt
I actually looked this up because I was nervous to volunteer for the first time and wanted to hear an example of a good way to communicate. I was afraid I might describe things in a way that wouldn't be helpful, and wasn't sure if I should say hello or anything or just get right to it. Thank you for this!
The app is the only thing that i actually downloaded from a youtube ad, i feel excited, whoever created this app is doing a great thing
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. It is nice that you downloaded the app and that you enjoyed so much! It definitely is very helpful, it is nice to have the option to have this app. It’s great! Thanks so much for being here and for your support, I sincerely appreciate it! See you again tomorrow, Monday in the next video :-) Matt
Likewise..the only app i downloaded from youtube..😇
Hi! Thank you so much for checking out this video! LOL, I agree, the people who created this app are doing amazing things, it is so cool! Thanks for your support! We are happy to have you here
Is there any download link
Hi, that’s a good question, I don’t have any links to download, you can probably search for it in the App Store. :-) Thanks so much for your support
she almost said 'red' bench, but didn't. bless her heart
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video. LOL, I didn’t even catch that part. This volunteer was so incredibly helpful, I am grateful for people like her and all of the other volunteers who are available to help us. The volunteers are definitely changing lives, it is amazing! Thanks again for watching this and for being part of this channel, your support means a lot to me :-) Matt
I noticed that too. She did so well, I kept getting nervous as he was approaching the curb but she told him to watch out for it!
Thanks for the great demo!
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for producing such an amazing app! I have only used it a few times, but it has been absolutely life-changing the few times that I have! I am so grateful to all of the volunteers who take time out of their day to help us who are blind or visually impaired. This is an amazing app and I’m so excited to have it. The agents that I have worked with have all been very nice and very helpful, I am impressed! Thanks again for your contribution to the blind and visually impaired community and for making our lives a little bit easier! Absolutely amazing what you have done for us! And I appreciate you watching this video and reaching out to me! I hope we can talk and connect again soon, Matt
Hi! I just had another thought, would you be interested in sharing this video on your social media and your CZcams channel? If you were interested, I would love to collaborate and work with you on promoting your amazing app and getting it out in front of more people. Thank you! I sincerely appreciate it! Matt
I just helped out for the first time and it was very fulfilling. I'm not the greatest reader, but the man I was helping didn't mind and we laughed together everytime I tried to say the word "anthropology."
Hi! Wow, congratulations on helping for the first time! That is so amazing! I’m excited for you and the opportunity that you had. I’m glad that it was a good one, thank you for everything you are doing! It is people like you were taking time out of your busy day to help us in the blind and visually impaired community and it means so much! Thank you for being a volunteer, you are definitely changing lives! :-) Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Thank you Matt and of course! I'm always happy to help! -Tori
Thank you! It is so nice of you to be part of this app and be available to help people like me! Maybe you will be my volunteer some time when I called, that would be so funny and fun! Have a wonderful day, hopefully you will enjoy my video that will be released in about seven hours! Matt
Be my eyes can do all of this free! I may not need to pay extra with Aira. The technology but really the beautiful people behind it is what makes it!
Hey Jessica! It’s so nice to hear from you. I have never tried a RIA, but I have heard a lot of great things about it. Rather than being volunteers, the agents are specialized and trained to help blind and visually impaired people. However, from my experience with Be My Eyes, the people have been very helpful and very nice. I’m very happy with the app and will definitely be using it. It’s such a great app for all of us were blind or visually impaired. Thanks Jessica, I appreciate you watching this video and reaching out! It’s so nice to hear from you :-) Matt
Jessica Eden hey Jessica! I just came across your name and wanted to reach out to you! I hope all is going well :-) Matt
Very true but, cus they’re volunteers it can be hit or miss and they don’t have access to your GPS like Aira does but; it’s great to have both options.
Jessica Watson I love Airas free option!
Hey Jessica! It’s nice to hear from you :-) well, it has been a long time :-) hope you and your family are doing well
Wow, this is amazing. My moms blind and she FaceTimes me to help her count her money or the color of her clothing. It’s amazing knowing there is something like this that she could use for herself.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching. Yes, this is amazing! I’m so glad this video was helpful to you and to give you a demonstration :-) thanks so much for the nice message, it’s nice to have you as part of this community :-)
I just signed up for Be My Eyes. This is such h a great way of helping out people. I think it will also give people a perspective on how life without sight is and maybe slow down their own lives for a few minutes a day. Excited for my first call!
Thank you so much! I've been visually impaired my whole life, I have myopic degeneration, I'm starting to try to find resources over the last 3 years. I've recently been approved to do O&M training and am starting soon. I didn't have any idea apps like this existed! I wanted to cry over the fact that there are wonderful people out there helping blind and low vision people like this, wow! Thankful!
Hi! You’re very welcome, thank you so much for watching this video! I love this community and connect with everybody, it’s always nice to connect with somebody else who is visually impaired or blind, I’m always here for you, please never hesitate to reach out to me! It’s awesome that you were recently approved for orientation and mobility training, I actually just started mine last year, so I was also very new to it as well. Thanks once again for being here, enjoy your night and hopefully I’ll see you again soon
We're here to help!
Im sighted and i clean houses, one of my regulars was an older blind woman and when i told her about this app she got so excited that the next time i was at her house cleaning she told me she was going to get an iphone just for the app (she was still useing a flip phone at the time)
Unfortunate that she bought an iPhone.
I just installed the app as a volunteer. thank you for this video showing us how it works for you.
3.4 million volunteers for 186k people who need help :)
proud to be a volunteer 😍
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video. That is amazing, there are so many volunteers in comparison to the people who need help on this app. It is so amazing to see how many people take time out of their busy day to help people like me who are blind or visually impaired. Thank you so much for doing that, you are changing lives! It’s because of people like you that make our lives so much easier :-) thanks again for watching this video and for being part of this channel, your support means a lot to me :-) Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire if everyone do something, even just a little thing to help and change the world . Our world would have been a better place. Always take care and know somewhere around the world, someone cares :)
Hi, that is so true! All it takes is just a little bit of effort on everyone’s part and it would be such a better place here! But yes I completely agree, we just need to look out for each other :-) thanks for the nice comment. Matt
Hi, that is so true! If everybody just made a little bit more effort, it would be an even better place. We all just need to look out for each other :-) thank you for the nice comment. Matt
I love this I just took my first call as a volunteer I’ve tried to answer about 4 others but missed it because people answer quick. End user asked for me to read a number on a monitor, great feeling to help someone!!!!
I love this app
I was using last night to teach my godmother how to use it beacause her sister in Chile is rapidly loosing her vision.
Hi! That is so cool you were teaching your godmother how to use this app. It is very simple and is a great app for all of us who are blind or visually impaired! I have only used it a few times, but it has been very helpful for the few times that I have! Thank you for showing her, hopefully she will find some independence with the use of this app. Thanks again for watching it, it’s always nice to hear from you :-) Matt
Living With Low Vision what pet of Chile?
Erbio hi, thank you for reaching out to Fernanda! She is a great friend :-) thank you for watching this video :-) Matt
@@erbio7984 she's from Talca
I just signed up as a volunteer, thank you for showing me how to properly help.
I'm glad to see you use the app. I've had the app for 3 years and have never been connected to anyone in need. I wasn't sure the was still in use.
She was very good at describing your surroundings, and you followed her direction quite well too!
I'm.a volunteer, waiting for my first call. So happy to be able to help someone 😊
Thank you for making this video. I just signed to volunteer and wanted to get an idea of how it works. I'm excited to help, I was just a little nervous of my first call 😊
Over 5 Million now today lol so awesome ! Love the positivity 🥰🥰
Nice video! This app seems really good, I'm glad theres so many volunteers taking time out of their day 🙂
I'm amazed such an incredible app exists! This is so wonderful!
Hi, I agree with you. This is amazing! As someone like me who is visually impaired with very limited vision, it is a nice app to have on my phone in the event I am in a situation where I need help immediately. It is so nice, I have used it a few times and the volunteers have been incredibly helpful. I am very grateful to have such an amazing app! :-)
I Absolutely Love This & I’m Signing Up As Soon As Possible. This Is An Amazing Use Of Technology. I’m Literally Speechless
Thank you for this video, this was so cool to see! I missed a call yesterday and I was really curious to see what it would be like to answer a call
Hi! Thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. That is so awesome you are a volunteer for a Be My Eyes, thank you very much! It is people like you who are generous with your time that we are so grateful to know and have at our fingertips. Thank you for being so generous and being so open to helping blind and visually impaired people. I know it may sound so basic, but people like you make our lives so much easier and better when we have the opportunity to connect with you for assistance. I sincerely appreciate you helping us! Thank you again for watching this video, it’s nice to meet you and have you here on this channel! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me, it would be a lot of fun to connect with you again! Have a great day, Matt
Hey Matt. Thanks for the video. I know its a bit older and I'm a bit late to the party but ive been looking for a way to help others and I think I found a great way thanks to you! You seem like an awesome guy! Wish I had a friend like you bro.
Hope you are having a great weekend!
Hi Joe! Thank you for watching this video! As they say, it is better later than never :-) LOL. I appreciate all of your very nice words, that means a lot to me. We can definitely continue to talk and be friends here on the channel, I would love to continue our conversation! There are a lot of amazing people in this community and I am glad to have you as part of it. Thanks again for the very nice message, hopefully hear from you again sometime soon. Have a nice weekend and see you on Monday :-) Matt
Absolutely Amazing. Just signed up.
Hey Matt that was so cool. Especially if someone gets lost. Great video
Hey Michelle! Yes, it’s a great app to have on our phone. Although we may not use it all that often, it’s nice to have the app in the event we get lost or need assistance immediately. As you can see in the video, and someone answers relatively quickly and they are able to help with just about anything. It’s a very nice app to have at our disposal when we need it. Thanks for watching this, I’m glad you enjoyed it :-) mad
Just downloaded the app because of this video. So stoked to help out. Thanks for the demo
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. That is so cool that you downloaded the app and will become a volunteer as a result of this video. Thank you so much, people like you who take time out of your busy day to help people like me who are blind or visually impaired makes a huge difference, thank you so much! Also, thank you for being here on the community and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! Hope to see you again soon. Matt
This is so wonderful!
Great, dude! I'm joining it.
Great demo of the app. I have it on my phone and have used it a few times. I have gotten some really helpful volunteers.
Hi! Thanks for watching the video, I’m so happy to hear that you have the app and I’ve had such great experiences with it. I agree, there are some really great volunteers on here. I have had a few myself! Thanks again for the feedback, I’m glad you enjoyed the video and that you were utilizing the app. Have a great Sunday! See you again tomorrow. Matt
WOW VERY VERY amazing. I never knew this existed. Very BEAUTIFUL all around you Matt. Love all the greenery around you. Whatever happened to your thumb looks like it hurts. Take care see u in next video.🐸💕👀 🌳 🌳☀🌻📱🐸
Hi! LOL, your messages always make me laugh because of the images that you leave. You’re so creative. I love the leafy tree, mobile phone, and there was another new one in there but I don’t recall what it was. LOL, I love it! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, this app is amazing! You should definitely try it out sometime :-) yes I injured my thumb a little over a month ago. It does not hurt at all. In fact, I don’t even know it looks bad until someone says something to me. LOL. See you again later today in another video! Have a great afternoon :-) Matt
Thank you. Being able to experience this from the user POV is useful to determine how/if one can manage being a seer for the user.
I will definitely be downloading this app. I thought you had a cane with you LOL. You were doing so well. I think it would be scary but comforting at the same time. I don’t like to travel alone at all so this would definitely help ease that fear a little bit I think.
Hi Jerry! No, I did not have a cane. It just my phone and Corey was near me somewhere recording all this on video. I was just walking, slowly, but still walking on my own. The person that was helping me was great. I have had a couple people who were not very helpful at all and kind of rude, but this person in particular was great! I’m so grateful to all of the volunteers on here who take the time out of their day to help us, it is so cool! I think you’ll find this app to be very helpful at times when it is needed. It’s not something that I use all the time, but when I do need it or want to use it, it is really nice to have! Thanks again for watching this :-) have a lovely day! Matt
Awesome video, and great demonstration. She did a great job. Subscribed
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and very the very nice comment. I agree with you, she did an amazing job and I’m very grateful for the opportunity I had to speak with her. I’m glad you enjoyed the demonstration. Thank you so much for subscribing, your support means a lot to me! Have a nice day and I hope to hear from you again sometime soon. :-) MATT
thanks , I also have RP but still have good central vision so I signed up as a volunteer.
I was thinking the same have you taken any calls yet?
@@jesseserfling6807 not yet, I signed up as a spanish speaking volunteer so I guess it may take a while
Hi! Thank you for watching this video and thank you so much for signing up as a volunteer! That is so cool of you to do. It’s awesome that even though you have a retinitis pigmentosa, you are still willing to be a volunteer even though you have usable good central vision. That is awesome, very inspiring! Thank you so much for everything you’re doing, it means a lot to all of us! It is people like you who make our lives easier :-) thanks again for all your continued support, talk to you again soon, Matt also one more thing, if you want to, feel free to tell the people that you speak to on the app about this CZcams channel! That would be so awesome of you! Thank you, Matt
Hey Jesse! That is so cool of you to consider volunteering! Both of you guys, that is so cool to volunteer even though both of you still have a retinitis pigmentosa. I mean, this is so inspiring! I wish I could volunteer, but I cannot see the screen on my phone. Or even my surroundings. If either of you are interested, feel free to tell the people that you help about this CZcams channel as they may benefit from it as well! Thank you, you guys rock! Matt
1/10/22: just signed up for this, so I appreciate this Video. I now have a better understanding and can't wait to help!
Hi hope your having a great Fourth of July I miss when I go look to see what you two are doing you brighten up my day tell we see you next take care 🍀
Hi! Thank you, that is so nice of you :-) I’m so glad that you enjoy our videos and that they make you have a nice and better day :-) that is so cool! Have a nice Monday, we’ll see you again soon in the next video :-) your friends, Madeline Corey
Thanks for the demonstration! I downloaded the app because of Molly Burke (another blind CZcams), but haven't used it yet because I was nervous about it, so this helps me see how it works :)
I just help a guy today want to turn on the radio I was so happy it just made my day
Another great video! I’ve always wonder how this worked. You. Got a really great assistant.
Hey Jason! Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, the volunteer was very helpful in this video! In fact, I called right before this agent and had a different person who was terrible. We decided to re-record the video and call to connect with a different agent. The girl in this video was very helpful and very nice. You will get people from time to time for not very helpful, but this person was definitely great! Glad you enjoyed the video, hopefully you can use the app at some point. Thanks again my friend, Matt that shit
Hey buddy, I look forward to trying it soon as well. I wanted to point out, whether it was lovely voiceover, or auto correction, the last part of your message is pretty great. you might want to check it out. Just in case you don’t want anyone else to see that. You’re the best bro.
Hello matt, thanks for the great video.
Hi! You’re very welcome, and thank you so much for watching this and for your support on this channel, it truly means a lot to me! Hope to see you again soon. Matt
I download this app today hope I will be able many people thru this app. Happy New year and God Bless!
i've just signed up to volunteer on this app, i'm super excited for my first call! i love helping people so this is gonna be so awesome
Good morning! Congratulations, that is so cool and thank you so much for taking time out of your day to help people! That is amazing. Who knows, maybe you will get to talk to me someday! :-) Thank you once again for helping out, it truly means a lot to all of us in the blind and visually impaired community :-) have a wonderful day and thanks for being here, Matt
@0BleuFever0 no, i signed up months ago and i’ve only had 2, neither of which i got to in time to answer, there are a lot of volunteers tho haha
That is a pretty cool app. I might become a volunteer. Also I wonder what she thought when you turned the camera towards Corey lol.
Hey Thomas, LOL, hopefully she didn’t see Corey. That would be so cool of you if you decided to be a volunteer! If you do, maybe you can tell each person that you help about this CZcams channel! :-) That would be so awesome of you :-) thanks Thomas, you were way too nice! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hahahaha lol. Well I tried signing up but they kept giving me a error.
Good morning Thomas! Oh no, that’s too bad, You will need to try again later. That is so cool of you to want to volunteer and help all of us! And, of course, to tell everybody about this CZcams channel! :-) Thanks Thomas, have a great day! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire it would be cool if you are one of the people that I help 🙂
Hey Thomas! That would be awesome! We wouldn’t even need you to help me, we would just sit and chat like friends :-) LOL that would be really cool!
I gave a seminar to Israeli tour guides in training yesterday about hosting people challenged by a range of disabilities; having completed the Israeli licensed course to be sensitive to different needs. It was a Ministry of Tourism English language course, which enables citizens who are not Hebrew-speaking to learn and become guides. When I explained and demonstrated hosting blind or visually-impaired guests an Arab participant told the class about this app; and here the next morning I signed up to volunteer. I am very moved at the opportunity to be someone's eyes. Thank you for demonstrating it.
I love the fact that you're using be my eyes application for iOS
Good morning Larry! Could be my eyes is amazing, I love this app. I have only used it a couple times, but it’s amazing. It is so easy to use and great on iOS! :-) Thanks for watching this video, hopefully you’re able to also utilize the app. Have a great Fourth of July. Matt
Thank you very interesting. I have been diagnosed with a rare retina disease and the gene has been identified. I am ok now, and alright to walk well, just miss a few things here and there. Have been completely blind at night for sixteen years. I’ll continue looking at the apps so if I need help I’ll know a bit of what I can do.
Seriously! Your mobility training problem is solved. Teachers refused me because I live out in the country. Even with transportation. My answer at the time was Aira, a paid video service with the option of glasses. Using the phones’ a camera,I took the door to door bus and got into town around the gym. I learned where the grocery store and some restaurants. Be my eyes is going in this same advanced direction. You could do the Sam thing. I found the phone easier than the glasses! So happy for you! You can surprise Corey by having be my eyes take you shopping for a gift for her.
Jessica, that is really sad that you were denied services because you live in the country. Be my eyes, glasses with a camera, and a RIAR not the solution. I apologize and feel bad that you had to deal with that. LOL, I love your idea of having been my eyes help me go out to find a gift for Corey. LOL, she probably loves that idea too. We will see about that. She will need to earn it! However, I could use the app to go out and buy a secret surprise item for one of my great friends here on the channel, it could be you ;-) if you happen to get a chance, watch my video that I uploaded last night. I’m going to be doing the self promotional video project once again. It would be awesome if you were able to submit a video! Thanks again Jessica, have a great day! Matt
I have this app but I’ve never used it. I don’t know the idea of actually calling and talking to someone random I don’t know well, is a scary thought. Not to mention I’m typically with a sited family member so I haven’t had the need for it yet. But I do own it and I already have it downloaded on my phone if The event ever arises that I need it. It seems very helpful, and the people seem really nice.
Hey Abby, I completely agree with you. It is a little bit weird to call and talk to someone and ask them for assistance and to make ourselves vulnerable to that person. However, I have had some great experiences with some very nice and helpful volunteers. It’s a nice app to have in the event we need it, but probably not an app that we will use all that often. I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I’m glad that you already have the app in the event you need it. It’s great to hear from you Abby :-) Matt
What an amazing idea!
Thank you! I’m glad that you enjoy the idea in the video :-) thanks so much for watching! See you again on Thursday in the next video. Matt
This is a genius idea
I downloaded be my eyes app and i am a volunteer because i have a good eyesight and i want to help people!
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out with your comment, and thank you for signing up as a volunteer on be my eyes, that is amazing! People like me and other people in the blind and visually impaired community and rely on people like you who are very generous with your time to help us, thank you! What you are doing is very valuable to us, thank you for being so generous! I hope you’re having a great day, I look forward to hearing from you again sometime soon. Matt
Wow thanks for sharing.
Hi, you’re welcome, and thank you very much for watching! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video :-) have a great day, talk to you again soon, Matt
Your amazing Matt
I’ve had this app before and have only gotten about 3 calls (which is truly amazing considering that’s because of the ratio of blind/VI to volunteers) and I’ve missed them all. But I’m also SO nervous to answer a call so I just kind of never redownloaded it.
This video was helpful and I’m going to watch more to understand about how the calls go.
Good morning! Thank you so much for watching this video. I’m glad that you found it to be helpful! Also, thank you for being a volunteer, it is so nice of people like you to take time out of your day to help people like me! Who knows, maybe when I call sometime I will connect with you and you can help me! LOL :-) thank you once again for your support here on the channel, I truly appreciate it! Enjoy your day, I will see you again soon.
Blind to Billionaire I got my first successful call just a couple of hours later! I was so excited but I had nothing to be nervous over. It was awesome.
And maybe! That would be a big coincidence.
Thanks again for posting this. It helped me be less nervous for that call. Can’t wait for my next one.
That is so cool! Congratulations, I’m so glad that you got a call right away and it was so successful, that is really encouraging and exciting! Again, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day and schedule to help people who are blind or visually impaired, that’s amazing! I’m so grateful for all of the volunteers :-) thank you, hopefully we can connect sometime! LOL :-)
This is revolutionary
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, I’m so glad that you enjoyed it! It is very cool, I agree with you! Thanks for all of your support on this channel, it really means a lot to me! I hope all is well, I have a cool announcement in tomorrow’s bonus video otherwise hope to see you on Monday :-) and I have a very cool video coming out next Thursday, you definitely want to watch it! Thanks again, Matt
Great video! I haven’t personally used the Be My Eyes app but it do a similar thing with my family and friends where I FaceTime or WhatsApp video call them if I’m in an unfamiliar location or trying to use an appliance around the house and they can then describe to me what they see and direct me of what to do next. Similar to the lady did on Be My Eyes
Hi, that’s very true and a great point, FaceTime or other apps that allow video sharing is a great way to approach this as well. Be my eyes is a great app and it’s nice to have during times when no one else is available to help us. I’m glad to hear you are family and friends who are available to help you! That is very nice to hear :-) thanks for watching this video! Matt
Hi matt,I have heard of be my eyes but I haven't used it at all yet but soon I will start using this app on my phone with the help of my o&m specialist instructor on June 13
Great review I think i may volunteer until i end up needing it.
Hey Jesse! Thanks for watching, that is so cool of you to volunteer! I mean, this is so inspiring and awesome of you to do! If you were interested, feel free to tell the people that you help about this CZcams channel as it may be helpful to them as well! Thanks Jesse, you’re an amazing person!, Truly, you’re an amazing and very thoughtful person! I’m so happy to know you and be friends with you :-) Matt
I know this is late but this video made me become a volunteer
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me. It is so great to hear from you! Thank you for becoming a volunteer, that is amazing! People like me rely on a very generous people like you to help us when we need it. Thank you so much for doing that and for supporting me and this channel! I hope you’re having a great day, I look forward to hearing from you again soon. Matt
Nice review, thanks.
You are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching and subscribing to the channel, I really appreciate it.
That was awesome! Apps are changing the world.
Hi, glad you enjoyed the video. I agree with you, abs are definitely very helpful for all of us with low vision. They make our lives so much easier. Thanks again for watching the video. See you again on Thursday. Max
@@BlindtoBillionaire Part of the excitement is having a glimpse into your world. For instance, I've never thought about the fact that people with low vision would knit, especially with color. My apologies for my ignorance. But this learning for me is what makes it intriguing.
Hi! I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video. No need to apologize. I’m just glad that you were here and enjoying the videos. Your support means a lot to me! There a duck definitely a lot of questions out there that many people do not understand which is why we have this channel and many of these videos to help educate and help the general public understand blindness and visual impairment :-) thanks again, see you tomorrow in the next video. Matt
What a Wonderful tool to have!
Thank you for watching this video, I appreciate your nice comment
I have this app on my phone, but have yet to use it. I know a few people who do, but when I ask them how it works and their experience, their responses are quite vague.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Be My Eyes Matt. It made me less reluctant to use it. Would come in handy at the airport, where I can’t see signage and gate numbers. 👍🏽😃
Hi, yes, it is not one of those apps that you will use very often, but when you need it, it is definitely very nice to have! So far I have only used it a few times and the agents have been very helpful with the exception of one. The other people have been very nice and very helpful! I’m glad to have it and will use it sparingly, but will use it at times when it is necessary. I think you’ll enjoy it when you do! :-) Matt
Blind to Billionaire Have you tried Aira? I think there’s a few locations like Walgreens where you can use it for free, or so I’ve been told.
Hi, no, I have not tried it. Really? I didn’t know you could use it in different locations for free! That is very cool, I will need to do research on this and see which other stores or locations I could possibly use the app to try it out. That’s great information to know! Thank you for telling me :-) mad
I just downloaded the App as a volunteer. My thought About bad volunteers is that if a user isn’t finding a volunteer to be helpful they could just end the call and call back to get a different volunteer. If you want to ask a potentially dangerous question like which medicine is which, call four times and make sure they all identify the meds the same. Just ideas.
Hi! Thank you for watching this video. That is so cool that you just downloaded the app as a volunteer, thank you so much for doing that, it truly means a lot to all of us who are blind or visually impaired and rely on this app to help us occasionally. I think you will absolutely love helping when you receive a call :-) thank you once again! I agree, if a volunteer is not helpful for the situation needed, we can always call back and talk to someone else. At one point, I called four different times in a row and got four different people each time. I think the likelihood of getting the same person more than once is probably unlikely. Thanks again for volunteering and for watching this video, I hope to connect with you further and get to know more about you. Have a great day, Matt
Great app great video man
Hi E J! Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video :-) you’re an awesome guy, so happy to know you :-) Matt
Awesome is this for everybody around the world
Hi, yes, this is definitely for everybody around the world. I hope you’re able to take it vantage of it! :-) Thanks again for watching this video :-) Matt
When I use voiceover I use it at 75%
Tech of The Blind I’m at 70, but it seems too slow, so I can see going up 5 or 10% more.
Nice! Depending on what I’m doing, I oscillate between 85% and 100%. I like it fast. LOL. Plus, it gives me some privacy since people around me can’t understand what it is saying so I can just listen to my phone out loud and it doesn’t even matter. LOL. Sighted people, LOL, they’re so naïve. :-)
Hey Kia! Good plan, I’m sure you can handle another five or 10%!
Greetings Matt. Again, another excellent video. By the way, I see that the area where you are beautiful. Have an excellent week. 👍
Hi my friend! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, it was very helpful and hopefully valuable to many people. Thank you, the area is pretty nice! We enjoy it :-) have a great evening, talk to you again soon! Matt
In 2016 my 14 yearBe My Eyes. To deminstrate it she my sister and I FaceTime each other because neither of us had the app. I never wanted an iphone or any phone that had a touch screen. I'm too afraid of doing something wrong. Last year I bought the Blindshell Classic 2 phone and they added the Be My Eyes app to it. Both of my sisters signed up so they can help blind and visually impaired people. Today I signed up with Be My Eyes. Usually I ask a friend to help me but I thought I'd give Be My Eyes a try.
Hip how are you thank you for sharing with us its so nice and thank you for telling us about the app say hi to Corey and always wish you the best and more Success I always get so happy when I see in new Video.
Hi my friend :-) I’m glad you enjoyed the video and the app. We always get so excited when we see a reply from you, you are ours sweetie pie :-) that is what we call you at our house, our sweetie pie from Ohio :-) Corey says hi sweetie pie! Have a nice evening, hugs and cuddles :-) Matt
Hey Matt, how’s it going. That’s a great video you posted because it gives everyone a hands-on demonstration on what to expect what to do and listening to what the person at the other end of the app says. I’m actually very familiar with this app and have interacted with it in the past. It’s really cool. How did you feel having her guide you around the park? Were you a little bit apprehensive? Or did you feel pretty safe knowing that Corey was behind the camera? LOL. I see your subscriber base is growing steadily also, that is not a surprise since your channel is super awesome. And the weather out there looks really cool and sunny and nice. I think you’re stealing our California sun again because it’s actually raining today, go figure. OK well go get out on that bike put your helmet on and if you get lost on the bike you can call the appThat you just put on this video. Thanks Matt have a great day
Good morning Lenny! Yes, that app is very helpful and fun. I’m really glad to have it. Well, I was a little bit apprehensive walking around since she was guiding me through the camera on my phone and could easily missed something, not only that as a result of losing my vision, by default I typically walk with a little bit of hesitation unless I am with someone that I trust. There of just been way too many times that I have tripped on something, walked into something, or hit my face on something that I don’t really trust a whole lot of situations anymore. It’s a gray it’s a great app and I’m really glad to have it. I have connected with a couple great volunteers. Yes that date was very nice and sunny! We will be riding the bike again this weekend :-) have a great Friday Lenny, see you again soon :-) Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire❤❤❤❤ great demonstration
Hi, Thanks for sharing app.
Hi! You’re welcome, and thank you for watching! It’s a really cool app and great to use in times of need. Hopefully this video will be helpful for other people who are blind or visually impaired. Thanks again for watching this! :-) Mad
Great app. And by the way, did you injure your left thumb?
Hi! Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video and the app. It is an amazing app which I have really enjoyed using!. Yes, thank you for noticing. I smashed my thumb a couple weeks ago doing a demolition job. It hurt at the time, but does not hurt anymore. Unless somebody says something about it, I don’t even know that looks bad. LOL. I guess that is one benefit of not being able to see it. LOL have a great day, thanks again for watching! Matt
Hey Matt it's really good to see you out and about navigating however yes I will say you should have had your cane with you. I see someone else was with you. I would imagine the volunteers behind that app have to have pretty good vision and I would imagine that the camera on your phone has to be fairly decent I could barely tell that that was a bench when I was looking at it I had to zoom in with my magnifier on the phone. I was saying to myself what bench? One thing I could distinguish was she said you were on a sidewalk when you are actually on a jogging Trail and the street was right next to the trail and there was a strip of grass in between dividing the trail from the street. It's good to see that you have an iPhone I really love how accessibility works on iOS devices you know I have difficulty reading labels and ingredients in the grocery store I don't always have my magnification with me there are magnifier apps that I can put onto my phone however I find that they really drain my battery I wonder if I could use be my eyes at least just for that application. But anyway you have a great day you take care and good work keep it up your confidence will build and your Independence will greatly increase.
Good morning Sam! Thank you for all the encouragement, that is so nice of you. Yes I am not sure how she spotted the bench, but she did. It was a really cool experience to work with that person. I have called the volunteers on Be My Eyes a few times and they have been incredibly helpful and nice, it is just so great to have the ability to call somebody to get assistance in a matter of a minute or two. I don’t use the app all that often, but just knowing that it is there and available to me at my disposal is what matters. As for your question about using this app in the grocery store to read labels, I think that would definitely work. Maybe you will need to try it out sometime, but I think that would definitely help. It’s always so great to hear from you, I hope you’re having a great summer and doing well! Have a nice Monday :-) and once again, thank you so much for watching this and for all of your encouragement, that really means a lot to me :-) Matt
The app seems pretty helpful to the blind! I’m willing to be a volunteer but people may think I’m too young.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. It is nice that you were willing to be a volunteer and help us who are blind or visually impaired. This app is so incredibly nice and the people are so generous with their time to help us when we need help in certain situations. It means a lot to all of us in this community to have this type of app and so many generous people who are willing to help us when we need it. Thank you very much for being such an amazing person and being so generous. Also, thank you very much for subscribing and being here on the channel, I sincerely appreciate your support! Have a nice day, talk to you again soon :-) Matt
Very interesting! Do you find some volunteers forget that there are some things you might not be aware of without sight such as color? Like "I see a red sign." Etc.
Hi! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video and thought it to be informative. That is actually a great question, I am actually only called volunteers on this app a few times to ask for help. I have not encountered that, however, I think it would be very easy to overlook or forget it as a volunteer. Even people who know me very well like my family sometimes forget that I cannot see very well or cannot see your most things. So yes, I’m sure the volunteers do forget it at times as well. Thanks again, I hope this answers your questions :-) see you again in tomorrow’s video. Also, thank you very much for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your friendship and support :-) Matt
Wow! I know how to tell for some of my friend in the Philippines.
It's like an elden ring summon sign. Cool
i need some helping changing out an electrical breaker . be my eyes please let me know which screw to tighten. it was a joke. i enjoyed seeing that there are many wonderful people out there that gift their free time to help.
Hi, LOL, I love it! Let me guess, it was at 220 V? LOL, that would be scary and I would highly recommend it that volunteer does not get involved with electricity. That is a pretty funny joke though! Thank you very much for watching this video and for subscribing, I sincerely appreciate your support! Have a great day and I look forward to hearing from you again sometime soon :-) Matt
I used to have this app back in the day and it never rang or anything and I was disappointed I wasn’t able to help anyone. My dad is blind so I thought it would be nice to be available for others who need a sighted person’s help. I recently downloaded it again, i still had access to my old account. However, nothing is happening at all now. In the “home” section, it’s blank and looks like something is trying to load. I can click on stories and read those and I can go to settings. But that’s it. So I’m not sure what is going on....
Hi, thanks so much for watching this video in for the comment. Thank you for downloading the app as a volunteer, people like you are would make our lives so much easier. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to help someone who is blind or visually impaired. Actually, all of the people I have talk to you rarely get calls as well. Maybe one call every month or two at the most. There are a huge number of volunteers in relation to the number of blind people. Either way, it is the thought that counts so thank you so much for doing this! I’m not sure what is going on with the app, possibly try to delete it and re-download it or turn off your phone and turn it back on. Or maybe there is a pending update for the app. Just not sure, thanks again for being here, your support means a lot to me. Matt
I will definitely try this maybe tonight to sort out my money bills have been informed about this about a month ago but still a bit nervous and apprehensive about opening myself to other people but thanks to this video i am more pages than before will let you know as soon as i have tried it thank you for sharing this is for manila philippines
Hi, that is OK that you were apprehensive. No worries at all, it is completely understandable. I hope everything goes well for you, and thank you so much again for watching! I hope you are doing well. Matt
Hey, can I ask how do you edit your videos? I would love to start a CZcams channel but I’m not sure how, I know most people use Macs but I don’t have one
Hi, thank you very much for watching this video and for reaching out to me with your question. Yes, we actually just edit the videos on our iPhones with iMovie. It is a free software that comes with an iPhone. I would highly recommend you start a CZcams channel. If there’s anything I can do to help answer any questions or be of assistance of any kind, please reach out to me and let me know, I will help in anyway I can :-) I hope this was helpful. Otherwise there is a lot of editing software out there that a person can use, we just use iMovie which is basic, but it gets the job done. Thank you again :-) Matt
I’m wondering how blind ppl use this app. I’ll give an update when I finish this vid
Update: it’s by voice
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. Hopefully this video will give some clarity on how we use this app. I really appreciate you watching this, thanks so much for being here, your friendship and support means a lot to me! Have a nice day and thank you once again :-) Matt
Yeah a company should make a phone that specialize in voice commands
Hi, that would be amazing! The iPhone can be operated through Siri with voice commands, but he fully operational phone through voice commands would be pretty amazing as well. Thank you so much for watching this video :-) Matt
Amazing
Very helpful volunteer.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching. I agree with you, she did an excellent job! This was so cool, thank you for watching :-) I truly appreciate it! Enjoy your day, I hope this video was helpful :-)
hi Really nice demonstration. would like to know which microphone you use to record.
Hi, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. It is a Lavalier microphones that I bought on Amazon, he was only $40. I hope that helps a little bit. Thank you again for your support :-) I truly appreciate it
Hi Matt, I thought this was a really interesting video. I have the Be My Eyes app but have yet to use it. I have used the app Bespecular though and thought it was really helpful. I don't think you can video call though. I think that app is more for pictures but I'm not sure. Anyway great video. I will definetly let you know if I use this app and what my experience is. It seems like a great app though. Thanks to all those sighted volunteers.
Hi! Thank you for watching the video, yes, this is a great app and has been very helpful to me the few times that I’ve used it. Occasional you may get a volunteer who is not very nice or very helpful, but my experience is that the majority of them are very nice and very helpful! I think you’ll be very pleased when you do use it. Let me know how it goes once you do! Thanks again for watching and for reaching out, nice to hear from you :-) have a great day, Matt
I saw this on a Facebook post. I was about to download but (maybe because I am too tired) I went to CZcams and searched the name. 😂
Anyways, still gonna download. Excited to help someone in some way.
I saw this app just for the first time today.. Great idea and features.. I am looking for something like this for my 86 year old blind farther. We are from SOUTH AFRICA Afrikaans speaking and good bilingual. My question is.
he does not have a smartphone because of his blindness just using a button type phone. How easy is it to get into the apps and open it if we do get him a phone.. any experience with beginners would be great
That's a very nice neighbourhood
I came up with a business model to provide specialized service to blind people, such as reading emails, letters and books, she said...I already have one its called Be My Eyes...I was both happy and disappointed..LOL I thought I was the first. I want to provide specialized services and earn money to take care of my family...this video was very helpful. Thank You.
Hi! I’m so sorry for the delay in writing back to you, thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. I love your innovation and ingenuity. It is amazing, yes there is this app, but there are definitely other needs in this community for the blind and visually impaired. I definitely think you are onto something. There are other applications for the services that you want to provide. I love your idea and it is so cool that you thought of something so innovative to help the blind and visually impaired and to help raise money to support your family :-) thanks again for being here and for being such a great friend and all of your continued support. I sincerely appreciate you subscribing to my channel :-) have a great day and talk to you again soon. Matt
You should do one for Aira as well. And then compare the two
Hi Matt Great video . I do have the app but never used it our Michael has joined to assist if he gets a call .Felt Great being back at the gym today with my gym buddie .
Hi Tony! That is so nice that you have the app, I would recommend that you try using it sometime! I think you’ll find it to be very helpful and you’ll be very happy with the experience that you have. But just know, sometimes you may get a volunteer who is not very helpful or very nice. But the majority of the people are very nice and very helpful! All good! I’m so happy you made it to the gym again, I feel a little bit jealous that you went to the gym without me :-) LOL, I thought we were gym buddies! LOL. Very happy to hear that you’re getting back into it! Have a great day Tony :-) Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire lol I'll pretend my gym buddie is you 😊 Even tho my gym buddie is a lady ..
LOL Tony! I’m glad that you think your gym buddy is me, just keep thinking that! Every time you go to the gym, just imagine that it is me! What do you enjoy doing at the gym to work out? It would be so much fun to work out together and to be gym buddies in real life, not just pretend :-) you were my gym buddy too, every time I am there I am Magent that my dear friend Tony is right there with me working out! :-) Mad
@@BlindtoBillionaire I love the treadmill then the bike ,glider, floor workouts the punch bag ,kettlebell, The rope 😊
Well Tony! You are intense! That’s awesome, we would be the perfect gym buddies, except for we will probably get lost sometimes. LOL and you might punch me thinking that I am the punching bag. LOL. That would be fun to work out with you! :-)
I like using Be My Eyes for reading and helping with chores around the house. For transportation, reading mail, and homework I use Aira. Both are good services with their own strength and weaknesses. Great Demo!
Hi! Thank you for watching this video. You know far more than I do and have much more experience with these apps than I do. I appreciate your feedback and how you use the apps. In fact, it would probably be a good idea for us to make a collaboration video of us discussing the differences between be my eyes and a R I a. Maybe you can discuss some of the Strank’s in weakness is between each app and what each one offers. I think it would be very good coming from someone like you who uses both of the apps versus me who only uses Be My Eyes every so often. We can discuss this further if you are interested, but I think people would really enjoy hearing your perspective. Thanks again for watching this, you’re a great friend :-) mad
The song on the app is very close to the sounds from Close Encounter of the Third Kind
Hi, Matt!
Great video! I myself have the Be My Eyes app, but I have not used it as if yet. However, I think it's a good app.
The Specialty section of the app is for customer service with other companies. The companies partner with Be My Eyes in order to give their blind and visually impaired customers live support. The only companies I know that are in that section are Google and Microsoft Word. However, by now, there are probably more.
Hi my friend :-) so nice to hear from you again! It is awesome to hear that you have the Be My Eyes app, I think if you ever have the chance to use it you will be very happy and impressed. It also depends on who you get as a volunteer. Some of the people are very good, while others are not so good but generally I have had really good experiences. Thank you for the clarification on the special tea tab, that makes perfect sense. I appreciate you reaching out about this information. Thanks again for watching, as always, it is so nice to hear from you :-) have a great weekend, I look forward to talking to you again! Matt
Hi, Matt!
No problem. If you need any information and I happen to have it, I will definitely provide it. I feel like this community is all about providing as much information as possible to one another.
On an unrelated note, I have a question. I want to do some tags in my channel. Do you mind if I tag you? I plan to do the Disabilities Misconceptions Tag and the Blind/,,vi CZcamsr Tag. Carrie tagged you in the second one, by the way.
Hi! I completely agree with you, this community is all about sharing information and resources to everybody so that we can be as independent as we possibly can with as much freedom as we can. It’s a great community and a lot of us share such valuable information. Yes, you’re absolutely welcome to take me in anyway that you want to. I have a question for you, please forgive me for my ignorance. And, before I ask, please do not take offense to this. May I ask, have you been blind your entire life? Are you totally blind? Based on your videos and what I remember about you, I think you are totally blind from what I recall. And possibly have been from birth or from a young age. Please correct me if I am wrong and once again, I hope that you do not take it offense to this. I am asking for a specific reason, because I’m wanting to find a couple people who are blind from a very young age or from birth and you were totally blind to do some type of collaboration videos with. There are so many questions out there that people have for others who are blind from birth and who are totally blind. I think it would be a very interesting collaboration video if you were at all interested. Thanks, I hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m excited to hear from you again :-) Matt
Hi, Matt!
No worries. I take no offense to your question. I get asked this question all the time. Before, I was unwilling to answer it, but now I don't care. I think it's a valid question in certain circumstances. It truly depends on the person. For example, as I continue to learn, I feel that, if the person I encounter is showing me pity, I wouldn't answer.
I've been blind since birth. I was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma when I was five months old. I had a tumor in one eye and I got surgery. However, the doctor or doctors (I don't know which) operated on the wrong eye, so the tumor spread. I got another operation, resulting in my complete blindness.
Although the diagnosis was at five months, we usually say I was born blind. I never saw anything beforehand, so, most of the time, I don't go into the story. However, I'm more open to going into detail now. I don't mind telling my story to people. This, again, depends on the people.
I would be interested in a colaboration. I think it would be awesome. It would actually be my very first one. What type of video would it be? Also, how would we do it? Would it be a video on each of our channels and mention it's a colaboration or would I send you a video and you guys will edit it and post in your channel? Would it be another way? If it's accessible, I'm all for it.
Good morning, thank you very much for sharing your story and more information about yourself. It is really fun getting to know more about you. I completely agree, since the surgery happened at such a young age, I think it is relevant to say that you were born blind. In other words, you do not have any recollection of what anything looks like prior to the surgery and the loss of vision. Again, please don’t take offense to anything I’m going to say which I don’t think you will, but I just want you to know that I’m asking these questions and making the suggestions as a way to learn more about you and help other people understand blindness. I’m just sharing my potential collaboration ideas as I get many of these questions but I’m on able to answer them. I’m sure you have heard many of these questions already. I have had numerous people ask me questions such as, what do blind people see when they dream? What does color look like it is up to a blind person? What does it look like to be blind? I’m sure you have heard all of these questions and know all of the common ones. I was thinking to be very interesting to make a video of you answering these questions. The reason I am not relevant to answer these questions is because I lived roughly the first 27 years of my life with relatively decent vision. So when I dream, I can still see vivid images from when I actually had vision earlier in my life. I also know what colors look like because I have seen them so even though my vision is very poor now, I can still visualize many of the things I’ve seen previously in my life. But I’ve been thinking about it and thought it would be very interesting to do a collaboration video with someone who has been blind from birth and who has no recollection of what something looks like from previous years. In the situation, you would be an excellent person for this video since you lost your vision at such a young age. Let me know your thoughts, how would you like to approach this, and is this something you would even be interested in doing? I think it would be very informative and educational for many people as there’s so much confusion and miss information regarding blindness. Let me know your thoughts and we will go from there. Thanks again, have a great Sunday it’s great to hear from you! Matt
She should have had you continue down the same path and it would have led you to that same bench. If she would have had you not only pan your camera to the left but had you bring your camera back to your center position and have you tip it slightly downwards and pan like you did before she would have been able to see that pathway better.
You got a good job at a very good job I'm proud of you you have but I do blind people take that good job