Meta Donates AI Glasses to CNIB Program for Blind and Low-Vision Canadians
Ray-Ban Meta glasses go to CNIB's Come to Work employment program under new accessibility partnership. CNIB, founded in 1918, works with Canadians impacted by blindness.
Meta is donating its AI glasses to CNIB's Come to Work employment program and providing funding for inclusive innovation, under a new partnership with the Canadian non-profit aimed at expanding access to wearable AI for people who are blind, Deafblind or have low vision across Canada.
CNIB, founded in 1918, works with Canadians impacted by blindness. Its Come to Work program pairs participants with training and practical resources to evaluate how wearable technology can help them secure jobs, perform at work and advance their careers. The donated Meta glasses will go directly to people in that program.
Meta's AI glasses handle tasks including reading text aloud, identifying objects and describing surroundings — functions the company says can be particularly consequential for users with vision loss, supporting everyday independence. The glasses also support live translation, hands-free calls and music playback.
The partnership extends Meta's existing accessibility work with blind and low-vision communities, which includes donating Ray-Ban Meta glasses to every blind veteran in the United States through the Blinded Veterans Association, as well as a collaboration with Vision Ireland.
Angela Bonfanti, President and CEO of CNIB, said: "The best technology is shaped with the people who will use it." She added that people who are blind, Deafblind or have low vision carry expertise about where barriers persist and how AI glasses can deliver greater choice and independence, and that the partnership creates a direct channel for that expertise to shape Meta's product development.
Maxine Williams, VP of Accessibility at Meta, said: "We believe the future is for everyone. Partnerships like this one get Meta's AI glasses to more blind, Deafblind and low-vision Canadians at work and in their daily lives. Working directly with CNIB and its community—the people who use the glasses every day—helps us build better products for everyone."
Meta said further details on the glasses' accessibility features and its broader accessibility work are available on its website.
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