[Nfbf-l] Fw: Get ready for summer with Be My Eyes

[Sherri]

Get ready for summer with Be My Eyesthis is a great app.  I use it all the 
time.  I assume it is available for Android, but correct me if I'm wrong.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: The Be My Eyes Team
To: flmom2006 at gmail.com
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 5:34 AM
Subject: Get ready for summer with Be My Eyes


                        Be My Eyes
                        Bringing Sight to the Blind and Visually Impaired



                        Get ready for summer with Be My Eyes

                        Summer is finally here - a time to relax and travel. 
But for some, along with the sun may come some nervous butterflies.

                        It’s finally June, and before you know it, you may 
find yourself in the blazing sun, in soft sand or on vacation in unfamiliar 
surroundings. The purpose of the holiday is to relax, and with Be My Eyes, 
you truly can. You can feel secure and even more independent knowing that 
you are never really alone as you tackle new activities and places. In your 
pocket, more than 500,000 volunteers are waiting to assist you whenever you 
need them.

                        A Be My Eyes volunteer can help you find the right 
street name, describe the color of a painting or read you a menu containing 
some unfamiliar cuisine.

                        Once you try it, you will never leave home, the 
state, or the country without it.

                        Hotels can be a challenge

                        Hotel rooms can pose particular challenges for those 
of us with visual impairments. Gayle Yarnall is blind and the former 
director of adaptive technology at Perkins Products, so she used to travel 
for work often. Before Be My Eyes, it came with some uneasy anticipation.

                        “I normally always read about a place before going 
there. There are many cultural differences to be aware of. Like in Japan you 
will find that a toilet has eight buttons. So it’s just a matter of trial 
and error before hitting the right one,” says Gayle.

                        So traveling is not always easy – and it may even 
mess up your hair. Gayle used to hate the fact that most hotels have three 
identical bottles of shampoo, lotion, and conditioner. They are exactly 
alike, and equally floral-smelling. “But trust me,” she says. “You can taste 
the difference.”

                        With Be My Eyes as her closest travel companion, 
Gayle can send her taste buds on vacation - or at least give them a rest.

                        “I tried Be My Eyes for the first time to describe 
the label on a bottle of wine. And the volunteer, Shawn, described the whole 
label for me. I loved it. A whole new world has opened for me, and I will 
bring it everywhere.”

                        Make sure to spread the word and download Be My Eyes 
before traveling. Happy holidays.

                        You can download Be My Eyes here.




                        Be a trip advisor for Be My Eyes

                        If you have utilized Be My Eyes during past travels, 
or have some exciting places in your travel plans this summer, please let us 
know! We would love to use your experiences to assist and inspire others 
traveling to the same places.

                        Just send an email to suzanne at bemyeyes.com and write 
‘trip advisor’ in the subject field and let us know which places you have 
visited, or plan to visit.
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