Welcome to the newsletter for ACBMaine for April 2024

President's Message

Hello to everyone,
President Amanda Frost here again with the March newsletter. Hope everyone is enjoying the end of our winter.  Spring will be here before we know it. We have some wonderful board members making progress with some important items, such as the convention, fundraising, and the website. 

As always, please all members feel free to join us at our next Board  meeting coming up Thursday April 4, 2024.

Next Board Meeting

Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM.

Members are invited to join the board meetings. 

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Be My Eyes - Update

From Cheryl Peabody and Dan Day

Hello 
We have great news! Be My Eyes is thrilled to announce a new service available in beta today in the Be My Eyes app: Service Directory.

Beginning today, you will have access to hundreds of hard-to-find customer service numbers and connections to companies and organizations worldwide in the Be My Eyes’ Service Directory, a new section in our app where you can easily connect directly with them for free.

Our new Service Directory allows you to reach out smoothly to companies and organizations for customer service. This new service is available worldwide for free, and you will be able to get in contact with all companies and organizations that are available in your location. There are already over 600 companies and organizations available worldwide, and we are adding new ones every day!

How it works

To get in contact with a company or organization in our new Service Directory, simply open the Be My Eyes app and tap on “Service Directory” (previously Specialized Help), in the tab bar. From here, simply select a company or organization profile to reach out and get assistance whenever you need it.

Starting today, for example, you can reach out to an Apple representative directly in the Be My Eyes app to get real time assistance in many different situations, like setting up Voice Over on your iOS product, getting more information about Apple’s products accessibility features or setting up your Apple TV. Use Be My Eyes’ Service Directory to get real time assistance from many companies and organizations like Apple, IKEA, PayPal, Nintendo and hundreds more.

Availability of company numbers depends on your location. If there are companies or organizations that you cannot find and you'd like to see included in the Service Directory, please let us know by using the link in our app or writing to info@bemyeyes.com

We truly hope you enjoy easy access to what we’re sure will become the central hub for blind and low vision users looking for customer service and assistance using products and services globally. To learn more about this new service, check out the official announcement in our blog post. If you have any questions about this new service, you can reach us at support@bemyeyes.com!

With appreciation,
The Be My Eyes Team

ACB National Website

The American Council of the Blind maintains a national website.  It has lots of information adn resources we can use.

Here is the link -

https://www.acb.org/

End of Newsletter for March 2024