App helps the blind“see”

○张军辉

App helps the blind“see”

App让盲人“重见”光明

○张军辉

My heart will go onmade more Chinese people get to know Celine Dion which led to her singing on the stage of 2013 Spring Gala.Celine Dion is a world famous singer and many of her songs are well received.Besides the theme song of Titanic,because you loved meis another of my favorite：

You were my strength when I was weak,

You were my voice when I couldn't speak,

You were my eyes when I couldn't see!

It is so romantic，right？ But the true life of the blind people is totally another story:everyday tasks,such as checking the expiry date on a tin of food,or finding thread with right color can prove difficult.

To solve this problem,a visually impaired developer from Denmark has launched the app.

To ask for help,a blind person opens the Be My Eyes app on a cell phone and requests assistance from a sighted user.

The volunteer helper gets a notification for help,and once it accepts the request,a live video connection opens.

Using the live video,the volunteer can see whatever is in front of the blind person using the phone’s built-in camera.

They can then help the blind person answer their question.

一首《我心永恒》让更多的中国人认识了席琳·迪翁，并让她登上了2013年央视春晚舞台。席琳·迪翁是一名世界级歌手，她的很多歌曲（包括《泰坦尼克》主题曲）受到了好评，这其中就有我的最爱《因为你爱过我》：

我虚弱时，你给了我力量,

我失语时，你替我发声,

我无法看见这个世界时，你给了我光明!

是不是非常浪漫？但是与盲人的真实生活相差甚远，很简单的日常行为，比如查看罐装食品的保质期，寻找正确颜色的丝线……对盲人而言，绝非易事。

为了解决这个问题，丹麦一家视力障碍研发公司开发了App——你是我的眼。

盲人朋友可以打开手机上的这个App向视力健全的人求助。同时，提供服务的志愿者们会得到一个求助提醒，一旦接受请求，视频聊天就会打开。

通过视频和手机的内置摄像头，志愿者可以了解盲人周围的情况，从而提供相应的帮助。

Notes：

visually impaired视力受损的；视力障碍的

assistance帮助；援助

notification提示；通知

built-in内置的。