[nfbmi-talk] FW: ] KNFB Reader App and Be My Eyes App

[J.J. Meddaugh]

I've seen demos of Be My Eyes and it's a cool concept. If you have an 
iPhone, it's very simple to use and set up. Of course a big fan of KNFB 
Reader as well.

Thanks for sharing.



Best regards,
J.J.

On 1/30/2015 10:11 AM, Terry D. Eagle via nfbmi-talk wrote:
> Two document reader apps for smart phone.
>
> KNFB Reader App
> The KNFB Reader App is now $49.99, it was originally $99.00.  This is an
> iPhone app.  The KNFB Reader App is an App that you can use to take a
> picture of a document and it will read the document to you.
>
> Be My Eyes iPhone App
> This is a free app for now, andit's funded through September.  I don't know
> who owns or created this app, but it sounds like it could be very useful.
> It would be great if blind users gave it a try in support of the effort.  It
> has over 8000 blind users, over 99,000 volunteers, and has assisted in over
> 21,000 requests so far.
>
> Blind Users access app and get linked to sighted volunteer who can assist in
> reading labels, expiration dates on food, alerting to surroundings, all
> kinds of stuff that in any given moment you just need that quick
> identification of something.
>   
> Get to the article direct here:
> http://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=12200
>   
> Direct link to Be My Eyes here: http://www.bemyeyes.org/
> Load the App in the Apple App Store (search Be My Eyes to find it), it's
> free for now.
>
>
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