People Fixing the World

Lend Me Your Eyes

People Fixing the World

A new app is helping blind people solve everyday problems by combining smartphones video technology and an army of armchair volunteers. World Hacks investigates how it works and explores whether micro-volunteering projects like this have the potential to solve all kinds of problems in the future. Presented by Mukul Devichand. Image caption: Vicky, who is blind, using an app to help her sew / Image credit: BBC

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