AIRA agents are not trained volunteers, they are trained staff. Part of what you pay for is their salary.
In full disclosure I have no need for AIRA more than once or twice in several years because I have a sighted wife. I know someone who uses them a lot. She went on a vacation and use them to take pictures of things she wanted to share with her sighted friends/family. AIRA does offer I think one 5 minute call for free per day, so you can try it out at no risk. The volunteers with BE MY Eyes I do not believe get any training. At least the ones I have used didn't seem trained, but were very, very helpful and willing. Richard My web site; https://www.turner42.com/ -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Monday, May 9, 2022 6:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Aira and Be my eyes I use be my eyes all the time. It is a great app. If I need to find out what a can of soup is or something like that, it is great. I've never used IRA before. I like be my eyes because it is totally free. I don't see what is so special about so called trained volunteers anyway. The folks at be my eyes have always been very helpful and more then able to help me. I don't think I've had a bad experience with any volunteer I've had. On 5/9/22, Richard Turner <richardr_tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > AIRA agents are trained and as I understand it, bonded; so it is said > to be safe having them assist with confidential information. > Be My Eyes are untrained, well-meaning, volunteers. > I would never use Be My Eyes for help with a bank statement for example. > > > > > > Richard > “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of > little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ > John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > >> On May 9, 2022, at 5:23 AM, Marcos Rodrigues >> <mrodrigue...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Good morning. >> >> What are the advantages of Aira over be my eyes? >> >> I started paying more attention to be my eyes and realised it has the >> same functionalities of Aira with no cost. >> >> Regards. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V >> iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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