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Hey there! So, Be My Eyes is this awesome tool that's totally free and available all around the world. Basically, it connects people who have visual impairments with volunteers and company reps who can help them out with everyday stuff. And get this - the community is super diverse and can speak over 185 languages! How cool is that? If you sign up, you can get free support for things like reading tiny print, picking out outfits, fixing tech issues, and even setting up your appliances at home. And if you ever need some extra help or something really complicated comes up, you can easily reach out to one of their partner companies for on-demand video customer support through Specialized Help.

You can totally sign up as a volunteer to help people in need by answering their calls. It's super quick, usually just a few minutes per task. Anyone who's 17 or older can join as a user or volunteer, and we connect calls based on time zone and language. Once you pick up a call, you'll start a live video (with one-way video and two-way audio) so that you can see what the person's camera is showing and offer them some verbal support. The availability of specialized help might differ depending on where you are and the company's opening hours.

Be My Eyes has won some cool awards, like the 2018 Google Play Awards for Best Accessibility Experience and the 2018 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards at the NFB National Convention. And guess what? They now have a whopping 3 million volunteers! That makes it the biggest community support micro-volunteering platform ever. People who use the app say they feel safer and happier knowing they can get help from someone with sight whenever they need it. And the volunteers? Well, they think it's a great experience - quick, easy, and super rewarding.

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Allows blind individuals to get real-time help from people with sight.