{"id":2299,"date":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/business\/be-my-eyes-wins-an-apple-design-award\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:12:23","slug":"be-my-eyes-wins-an-apple-design-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/business\/news\/be-my-eyes-wins-an-apple-design-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Be My Eyes Wins an Apple Design Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Be My Eyes won an ADA! No, not that ADA \u2013 though the Americans with Disabilities Act is always worth celebrating! \u2013 we\u2019re talking about the Apple Design Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in its 24th year, the Apple Design Awards<\/a> are, for a software developer, one of the highest honors you can receive. With past winners such as Adobe Illustrator, Evernote, djay Pro and countless innovative Mac and iOS games, the ADA is given out each year at Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference in an assortment of categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, we were thrilled to take home the signature \u201caluminum cube\u201d trophy in the Social Impact category \u2013 an honor that we never could have imagined when we started this movement back in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe My Eyes won because it\u2019s so clear the benefit that\u2019s being provided,\u201d said Mike Stern, a Design Evangelist at Apple. \u201cThere\u2019s just countless stories of humans helping humans. That resonates deeply with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike really did hit the nail on the head: Be My Eyes is great software but really we\u2019re nothing without the human spirit. Our small team of designers and developers, led by our fearless CTO Henrik Jachobsen, work hard to make sure Be My Eyes runs smoothly, connects quickly and easily, and gives the user the greatest experience possible. But it\u2019s the generous, curious community of volunteers and app users, who have enabled eyesight \u2013 and insight \u2013 to be shared all around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of our team,\u201d said Be My Eyes CEO and Co-Founder Christian Erfurt this week. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing quite like getting an award from the platform that made it all possible \u2013 made the smartphone work for people who are blind. That\u2019s a great honor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a wonderful achievement for the community to share.\u201d said Co-founder and Be My Eyes inventor Hans-J\u00f8rgen Wiberg, chiming in on Twitter<\/a>: \u201cfeeling grateful for the teamwork that brought us this far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Hans first presented the idea in 2012, Be My Eyes has allowed millions across the globe to volunteer their eyesight to those who need it \u2013 and in turn given them a whole new perspective on the importance of access, inclusion and good design in every aspect of daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery Be My Eyes call represents a barrier with a product, service or experience \u2013 a barrier that doesn\u2019t necessarily need to be there.\u201d said Alexander Hauerslev Jensen, Chief Commercial Officer at Be My Eyes, \u201cThe Be My Eyes community is helping to spread knowledge about the best ways in which the world can be improved \u2013 to be more accessible for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the heels of winning a 2021 Webby Award, enrolling our 300,000th visually impaired user, and bringing on a group of new corporate partners \u2013 including LinkedIn, Verizon, Zendesk and the UK Government \u2013 the Be My Eyes team is more determined than ever to ramp up efforts to assist more individuals by providing faster, easier and as always, free support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now with a suite of business and customer support solutions<\/a> and an expanded Corporate Volunteering program<\/a> that allows companies of all sizes to join Be My Eyes\u2019 mission and power this unprecedented platform, we\u2019re inviting all organizations large and small to join the community and redefine what it means to \u201csee the world together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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