{"id":8464,"date":"2024-11-01T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8464"},"modified":"2024-11-01T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T16:11:16","slug":"aira-unveils-meta-ray-ban-integration-walmart-partnership-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=8464","title":{"rendered":"Aira Unveils Meta Ray-Ban Integration, Walmart Partnership, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2267\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8464-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Success and Engagement at Aira, joins Jeff Thompson on Blind Abilities to share exciting updates. Aira can now be used with Meta Ray-Ban glasses, available in public beta for all users. This innovation expands Aira\u2019s accessible technology offerings, along with other developments like a custom call feature, navigation-certified visual interpreters, and partnerships with Walmart and Vispero. Learn more and download the Aira Explorer app to access the latest in visual interpreting technology.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Aira_RGB_black.png.webp\" alt=\"Aira logo: a blue circle with a letter a and the name aira\" class=\"wp-image-8465\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Aira on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/aira-explorer\/id1590186766\">App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=io.aira.explorer&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about visual interpreting at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aira.io.\/\">Aira.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aira Tech Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access to visual information is a human right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Customer Care&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1-800-835-1934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;@<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">Blind Abilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindabilities.com\/\">www.blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us an&nbsp;email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">info@blindabilities.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093. We would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired group.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2269\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8464-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AiraJS2024.mp3 Podcast Summary: Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Success and Engagement at Aira, joins Jeff Thompson on Blind Abilities to share exciting updates. Aira can now be used with Meta Ray-Ban glasses, available in public beta for all users. This innovation expands Aira\u2019s accessible technology offerings, along with other developments like a custom call feature, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"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":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2cw","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9465,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9465","url_meta":{"origin":8464,"position":0},"title":"Aira Goes Wearable Again: Unlocking Freedom with Meta Glasses","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 23, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Aira is stepping into a new era of accessibility with hands-free support through Meta smart glasses, and Jenine Stanley joins Jeff Thompson to break it all down. 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