Innovation and Community: Highlights from CSUN 2026

The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, held annually in California, is one of the most important global gatherings for accessibility. This year, the Be My Eyes team spent the week doing what matters most: showing how our tools work in real life and learning directly from our community.

A Constant Flow of Conversations

Our exhibit booth was active from start to finish. Over four days, there wasn’t a quiet moment — and the conversations were worth every one of them.

We connected with:

• Prospective blind users exploring Be My Eyes for the first time through live demos
• Volunteers sharing their firsthand experiences and the role they play
• Companies looking for practical ways to support their blind and low vision employees
• Attendees interested in new technology, especially how our integrations with Meta Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses enable hands-free support

What stood out wasn’t just the volume of traffic, but the depth of engagement. People came with specific questions and real-world use cases, and stayed to explore how these tools fit into their daily lives.

Bringing Be My Eyes Workplace into Focus

One of the week’s biggest highlights was our presentation on Be My Eyes Workplace. The room was full and stayed that way.

We demonstrated how the platform supports blind and low vision professionals in real working environments — not hypothetical ones.

By grounding the demo in everyday tasks, the experience felt concrete and immediate. The response reinforced something clear: workplace accessibility isn’t a theoretical add-on — it’s part of getting work done.

A Night of Milestones

On the evening of Wednesday, March 10, we hosted a reception for the users, volunteers, partners, and friends who make this work possible. During the event, we shared three major milestones:

• The Be My Eyes Foundation — created to ensure that the free Be My Eyes service for blind users and volunteers will exist in perpetuity
• 1 Million Blind Users — a benchmark that reflects the trust people place in this platform
• 10 Million Sighted Volunteers — a number that reflects what happens when people choose to help each other

What We’re Taking Forward

CSUN 2026 reinforced something we hear again and again: accessibility matters most in the moments where people are trying to get things done — at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

We’re leaving with stronger connections, clearer insight into what our community needs, and continued momentum to build tools that meet those needs. To everyone who stopped by, pushed back, shared feedback, or spent time with us — thank you. You’re shaping what comes next.