2023 Award Winners – Technology

Congratulations to our winners for Technology!

Please read on to learn about their incredible achievements and work.

orcam

OrCam

OrCam assistive devices empower people to be more independent by making the visual world audible.

OrCam’s AI, voice controlled digital smart cameras are for people with reading and print disabilities due to blindness, vision impairment, learning and reading difficulties. 

OrCam’s revolutionary devices take visual information and convert it into audio in real-time. No connectivity needed. Options are the MyEye a unit wearable on eyeglasses, and Read a handheld unit. Both have a stationary stand for table top use. Features include the new “What’s in front of me” descriptive guidance, facial recognition, Smart Reading and our new all-in-one customizable reading solution visible on a screen. 

OrCam increases daily activity independence of thousands worldwide. 

To learn more about OrCam, please visit: https://www.orcam.com/en-us/home

be my eyes

Be My Eyes

Launched in 2015, Be My Eyes has created a global community that connects people who are blind or have low vision with volunteers or company representatives. On the app, volunteers assist blind and low-vision users through a live video connection and work together to tackle inaccessible parts of life. With the ‘Specialized Help’ feature, blind and low-vision users can connect with company representatives for accessible customer support. This year, we have released Be My AI, a new tool that integrates OpenAI’s latest generative AI technology, GPT-4, to describe images, providing an unprecedented level of accessibility and power to the 285 million people who are blind or have low vision globally.

To learn more about Be My Eyes, please visit: https://www.bemyeyes.com/