Ray-Ban Meta glasses offer a hands-free form factor and Meta AI integrations — features that help everyone navigate daily life, but can be especially useful to the blind and low vision community. With Ray-Ban Meta glasses, people can capture and share photos, send text or voice messages, make phone calls, take video calls, listen to music, translate speech in real-time, and interact with Meta AI for in-the-moment help.
Building For Everyone, From The Start
At Meta, we don’t just build accessible products — we build them alongside the people who use them. For someone who is blind or has low vision, their hands are often occupied — a cane, a guide dog, a phone held close to the face. AI glasses let you keep your hands free while staying present in the moment, and that’s the kind of independence the community tells us is making a real difference.
Helping People Navigate Life Hands-Free
Meta brought together more than 100 members of the blind and low-vision (BLV) community, accessibility organizations, developers and policymakers at our Meta Singapore office for a hands-on look at how Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses are creating new opportunities for independence — from reading labels and navigating unfamiliar spaces to identifying objects and surroundings in real time.
The session was opened by Maxine Williams, Vice President, Accessibility and Engagement at Meta, with Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Law & Ministry of Social and Family Development Eric Chua.
“AI-powered wearables have the potential to be the most significant accessibility technology since the smartphone. And what gives me the most confidence is that we’re building it alongside the people who will benefit most,” said Maxine.
“At Meta, building for accessibility was never an afterthought – we have been working closely with the global accessibility community for years to build technology with everyone in mind. When you design for people with disabilities, it improves the experience for everyone.”
New Accessibility Features On Meta’s AI Glasses
Meta recently announced a set of accessibility-focused updates to its Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses, including the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit — resources for developers to build third-party applications, including ones that help people with disabilities navigate daily life with greater independence. More than 1 billion people around the world live with some form of disability, including 340 million who are blind or have low vision.
Partnering For Inclusive Innovation
We believe enabling accessibility is key to unlocking opportunity. We’re committed to building technology that’s accessible to everyone from the start.
