We very well know that blind people are self sufficient and independent, and can go about their daily lives without much interruption. However, there are rare instances when they need assistance from someone else. What’s the expiry date on the milk carton in my fridge? Do I have mismatched socks? Does this can have kidney beans or chick peas? Are these tomatoes or extremely ripe avocados? It helps when someone’s around but what if a blind person is by themselves? To help blind people in such situations, a new iOS app, “Be My Eyes” lets them interact with another sighted person from anywhere in the world and ask questions similar to the ones listed above! The concept is very simple. Blind people and sighted people register for this app. Blind people to ask questions and sighted people to answer them. Whenever a blind person has a question, they open the app and look for the first sighted person who offers to help. Sighted people, on the other hand, get notified that someone is seeking help. If someone is available to help, they accept the request. If they are not – no worries. There are tons of people out there who [...]