Aira is an app that provides on-demand, remote visual interpreting for the blind and low vision community. West Virginia University is thrilled to announce we are now an Aira Access Partner! Anyone visiting or attending WVU can open the Aira app on their phone with the push of a button and connect free of charge with a professional visual interpreter. Aira's skilled visual interpreters will access the caller's phone camera and describe in detail the caller's surroundings, narrate, navigate, and read aloud to assist them. Aira is available 24/7/365, and no advance reservations are required. Get the Aira app for Google Play, iOS, or use the web app, and begin accessing on-demand visual interpreting today!
What is visual interpreting?
Visual interpreting is the collaborative process by which a trained, sighted individual describes visual information for a person who is blind or has low vision.