Stories

Watch short video clips or read full stories of Be My Eyes users telling about personal experiences with Be My Eyes.
Photo of Nawaal. She has long brown hair, and she's wearing a white shirt, a red scarf, black glasses, and red lipstick. She's holding up her hand to cover her mouth as she laughs.
Story
February 4, 2020

Using Technology in the Best Way Possible

Nawaal
volunteer
Michal smiling to the camera. He's wearing a suit, a white shirt and a blue tie.
Story
January 22, 2020

The Telecom Lawyer’s Solution to Inaccessible Content

Michal
blind
Emma smiling at the camera. Her long, blond her is wavy and pulled back with a pin, and she's wearing a black t-shirt with a white collar.
Story
January 8, 2020

A Mental Health Advocate with Wanderlust

Emma
volunteer
Inspiring Ilango posing for the camera. He's wearing a white shirt with a blue pattern and a suit jacket.
Story
December 11, 2019

Motivational Speaker, Ambassador for the Visually Impaired and Be My Eyes user

Inspiring Ilango
blind
Lizzie and David standing together next to their tandem bike.
Story
November 27, 2019

A Friendship that Began on Be My Eyes

Lizzie & David
blind + volunteer
Saransh smiling to the camera
Story
November 13, 2019

Working for Web Accessibility in India

Saransh
volunteer
Yuki standing at a harbour with her husband. They are both smiling to the camera and embracing each other.
Story
October 30, 2019

A Direct Connection to Japan

Yuki
blind
Jeff smiling to the camera. He's wearing big headphones and is sitting in front of his podcast equipment.
Story
October 16, 2019

A Blind Podcaster Sharing “Blind Abilities” with the World

Jeff
low vision
Lance posing with his father
Story
October 2, 2019

A Friendly Competition

Lance
volunteer
Wenwei standing outside smiling to the camera. She's wearing a red sweater and a cross body purse, and her long dark hair is in a braid.
Story
September 18, 2019

Exploring the streets of Latin America

Wenwei
blind
Jennifer sitting on the steps if her porch, smiling to the camera. She's wearing a purple top, blue jeans, Converse, and a necklace of her own design.
Story
September 4, 2019

From Graphic Artist to Jewelry Designer

Jennifer
blind
Tatum and Anna embracing each other and smiling to the camera at an outside gathering. Tatum is wearing a black dress with white dots and a yellow cardigan, while Anna is wearing a dusty rose dress.
Story
August 21, 2019

The Kind of Friendship You Learn from

Anna and Tatum
low-vision + volunteer
Omar posing and smiling for the camera. He's wearing a black jacket and dark blue jeans, and poses with his hands in the pockets of his jacket.
Story
August 7, 2019

An Arabic Speaker Helps in Wisconsin

Omar
volunteer
Gill posing for a picture with a young girl.
Story
July 24, 2019

The Importance of Human Interactions

Gil
low vision
Lisa looking at the camera. She's wearing glasses and has purple hair.
Story
July 10, 2019

From Texas to India: When You “Call Google”, Who Answers?

Lisa
agent

Stories

Discover personal community stories from our blind users, volunteers and company agents to learn more about how they use Be My Eyes.