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Ex Lurker

(3,815 posts) Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:14 AM Dec 2015

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"Be My Eyes" app pairs blind people with sighted volunteers via smartphone

What a cool idea!

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/12/15/459870958/help-a-blind-person-identify-everyday-things-via-smartphone-app?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2042

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"Be My Eyes" app pairs blind people with sighted volunteers via smartphone (Original Post) Ex Lurker Dec 2015 OP

Heard the report on NPR today. They interviewed blind people and volunteers. Very cool. Hoyt Dec 2015 #1

That's pretty cool! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2015 #2

Nice. n/t Wilms Dec 2015 #3

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Heard the report on NPR today. They interviewed blind people and volunteers. Very cool.

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:18 AM

Dec 2015

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)

2. That's pretty cool!

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 02:25 AM

Dec 2015

Not to be flippant, but I could use something like - "I forgot my fucking glasses again"

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

3. Nice. n/t

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Wed Dec 16, 2015, 08:40 AM

Dec 2015

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