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How to help a blind person without leaving your house

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Just look for an Ap called BE MY EYES. When you are sitting at home watching TV and relaxing just have it loaded. When a blind person needs help they use their mobile phone to ask for help. Every one who is logged in gets a beep. First person to answer becomes their eyes. They use a video conference to ask you to help. It could be something as simple as, what colour is this shirt. Or they may have dropped their house keys and ask you to help. You just tell them the colour or you just say things like, left a bit, up a bit, right in front of you.

I could never imagine losing my sight to the extent of every day things. I tried walking round the house with my eyes shut but gave up. A blind person can not. It is a great app and it is good to know you are helping less fortunate people with little effort. To you it is 5 minutes of your time. To them it could be an hour of looking.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

What an amazing idea!

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

That's brilliant! Signed up!

Thanks for sharing!

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

And it cost nothing.... Good on ya. If you look at the forum you will see another one I have running for helping someone sleeping rough get the right help for somewhere to live (once again, costs you nothing). Have a look for it.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"And it cost nothing.... Good on ya. If you look at the forum you will see another one I have running for helping someone sleeping rough get the right help for somewhere to live (once again, costs you nothing). Have a look for it. "

Yup... I've just been in there too.

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham


"And it cost nothing.... Good on ya. If you look at the forum you will see another one I have running for helping someone sleeping rough get the right help for somewhere to live (once again, costs you nothing). Have a look for it.

Yup... I've just been in there too. "

x x

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By *umpleteazerWoman
over a year ago

Flintshire

I can't find the app. Is it only available on iPhone or is there an android version?

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

I can't find the app..

I'm already a sighted guider and currently a guide dog puppy Walker. If you'd like to volunteer to be either of these go to the guide dogs website

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

Will look when I get home xx

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

I am having a look now to see if there is android and what the app is called exactly to make sure it is not changed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

one of our residents is all but blind and really does make you 'see' things differently - sorry

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Google the website BEMYEYES and there is a link to download the app however I can not see an android version. If anyone has found an android version please post on here. I am looking now.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"I am having a look now to see if there is android and what the app is called exactly to make sure it is not changed.

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I've just downloaded it but I'm on an iPhone. Still called 'Be My Eyes' in the App Store.

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

Ok I have just read the website and it does say that once signed up you get calls when someone asks for help. If you do not want to be disturbed you tell the app. Calls are not received after 10pm. (although I would not mind as blind people still may need help at night so hopefully they will alter the settings)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

be my eyes on my ssamsung is something quite different i think

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham

ANDROID..... Ok if you go to the Be My Eyes website and click on FAQ, part of the way down there is a section you can put an e-mail address in and be notified when the Android version is available. At the moment it says there is no idea for a WINDOWS version.

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By *lderguy4funMan
over a year ago

ROTHERHAM

great idea my mum was blind for 50years so know how hard it to cope with but bless her she still made me my tea when i came home from work even making me a up of tea her trick was to put her finger in top of up fill it with hot water and stop when it reached her finger she was amazing even cooking by touch alone bless her

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By *itSam OP   Couple
over a year ago

Birmingham


"great idea my mum was blind for 50years so know how hard it to cope with but bless her she still made me my tea when i came home from work even making me a up of tea her trick was to put her finger in top of up fill it with hot water and stop when it reached her finger she was amazing even cooking by touch alone bless her "

Get her signed up then. It is great to be able to help people like her. Losing sight must be terrible.

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