{"id":3417,"date":"2018-03-18T20:16:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T01:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2018-03-18T20:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T01:13:11","slug":"interview-with-be-my-eyes-hans-wiberg-and-community-directer-alexander-jensen-specialized-help-and-community-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3417","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Be My Eyes Hans Wiberg and Community Directer Alexander Jensen: Specialized Help and Community Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4814\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3417-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Be My Eyes is the ever growing creation of Hans Wiberg. He envisioned a service that would help the Blind and Visually Impaired have a means of connecting with volunteers to assist with a task and thus becoming their eyes for a few minutes. This idea was launched 3 years ago and I had the privilege of interviewing Hans. Well, here we are 3 years later and Hans has brought the Be My Eyes App to the world. With over 64,000 users and an astonishing number of volunteers, nearly a million, and 24\/7 service, <!--more--><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3418\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"longdesc-return-3418\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=3418&#038;referrer=3417\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Be My Eyes on the screen of a smart phone.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of a Be My Eyes user&#8217;s phone in hand.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBe My Eyes is still adding features that will enhance the opportunities and give answers to those connecting to a volunteer through the Be My Eyes app.<br \/>\nWe here from some users and volunteers about their experiences and Alexander tells us about the Specialized help launching with Microsoft Help Desk at your finger-tips.<br \/>\nYou can get the Be My eyes app for your <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/be-my-eyes-helping-blind-see\/id905177575?mt=8\">iPhone<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bemyeyes.bemyeyes\">Android<\/a> phone.<br \/>\nYou can follow <a href=\"Https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bemyeyes\">Be My Eyes on Twitter<\/a> and be sure to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bemyeyesapp\/\">Be My Eyes facebook page<\/a>.<br \/>\nYou can find out more on the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\">www.BeMyEyes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4816\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3417-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BME2018F.mp3Be My Eyes is the ever growing creation of Hans Wiberg. He envisioned a service that would help the Blind and Visually Impaired have a means of connecting with volunteers to assist with a task and thus becoming their eyes for a few minutes. This idea was launched 3 years ago and I had the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[497,17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps-for-students","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/BeMyEyes.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-T7","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7832,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7832","url_meta":{"origin":3417,"position":0},"title":"Let&#8217;s Talk to the founder and the New CEO of the Be My Eyes App and their New Virtual Assistant Using Open AI GTP4! 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