Driving real-world impact through AI glasses

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Meta believes that the technology we build should strengthen human connection and empower people around the world. We're proud to support those who use AI glasses to strengthen their communities and industries.

Impact spotlight

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Virginia

American Council of the Blind

Through hands-free AI smart glasses and accompanying guidance, ACB empowers people who are blind or have low vision to live independently, and shares their experiences through podcasts, live audio streaming and social media.

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California

ManageXR

Deploying their Remote Assist platform on AI glasses to connect frontline industrial workers with remote experts and AI copilots in real time. Workers keep both hands available for their tasks while receiving visual and audio instruction from experts who can see exactly what the worker sees.

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Wyoming

Inberg-Miller Engineers

Enhancing construction materials testing and field safety in rural communities through hands-free documentation, improved access to field guidance and a STEM outreach program that introduces rural students to AI, wearable technology and real-world engineering careers.

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California

Braille Institute of America

Delivering structured, hands-on workshops that help blind and low vision users develop proficiency with Meta AI glasses and build independence in daily life.

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Massachusetts

The Carroll Center for the Blind

Launching NextSight Careers, a program integrating Meta AI glasses into established workforce development programs to strengthen employment outcomes for blind and low vision job seekers through structured training and professional skill-building.

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Pennsylvania

VisionCorps

Purchasing Meta AI glasses for blind and low vision individuals who face financial barriers to accessing the technology.

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Illinois

Illinois Assistive Technology Program

Running the WorkLens Initiative, using AI glasses to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities enter the workforce with hands-free on-the-job support, task guidance and workplace readiness tools that build confidence and competence.

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Iowa

Easterseals Iowa

Providing Meta AI glasses to people with disabilities throughout Iowa, recognizing that the cost of advanced assistive technology can be prohibitive and ensuring access is not limited by income.

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Kentucky

I Would Rather Be Reading

Running an AI Opportunity Access Initiative that leverages the organization's established community presence to bring AI glasses-powered education and skills training to underserved populations.

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Michigan

Citadel Safety Group

Bridging the safety gap in skilled trades by providing hands-free access to safety protocols, real-time hazard alerts and procedural guidance through AI glasses on active job sites.

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Kentucky

Orascom LLC

Delivering AI-powered housing safety inspections and workforce training for skilled trades workers hands-free, addressing the intersection of safe housing and workforce development.

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Tennessee

The Arc Davidson County & Greater Nashville

Using Meta AI glasses as a voice-first assistive technology to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) overcome digital and community exclusion while increasing independence.

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Illinois

Deaf Equality

Conducting a study examining how AI glasses captioning features can improve communication access and social participation for Deaf and hard of hearing people across a variety of everyday social settings.

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Michigan

PACER Center Inc.

Expanding a lending library of Meta AI glasses, building access, education and community awareness around how assistive wearable technology can support independence.

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North Carolina

TraVolve Wellness

Through its Senior Valor initiative, TraVolve Wellness will use Meta AI glasses to help rural veterans and older adults navigate daily life with greater confidence, connection and independence through hands-free support for communication, navigation, everyday tasks and meaningful engagement.

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Ohio

BESN X Community

Integrating Meta AI glasses into youth STEM programming. Empowering underserved students to move from consuming AI to creating with it while building practical skills in artificial intelligence, game development, workforce readiness and immersive technology.

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New York

Oversite

Building an AI glasses application designed to address the complex challenges of managing modern construction sites, enabling hands-free documentation, safety monitoring and real-time project oversight for site managers.

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Texas

Embarcadero

Building Expert-on-Demand, a platform where Meta AI glasses allow one credentialed expert to remotely train and supervise five junior workers simultaneously — helping solve America's 500,000-person skilled trades deficit by scaling mentorship.

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Louisiana

C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates

Equipping coastal field teams with AI glasses to identify bird and vegetation species, record voice notes and document habitat conditions hands-free in Louisiana's wetland environments — replacing slow, inconsistent manual data collection in challenging terrain.

California

Trust Carbon Infrastructure

Equipping farmers and landowners with Meta AI glasses for carbon credit verification for use by farmers, landowners and rural communities.

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Texas

University of North Texas

Equipping students with disabilities with Meta AI glasses to support classroom access and independent campus participation, generating practical guidance for broader adoption in higher education.

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Missouri

Strategic Workforce Development (SWD)

Using Meta AI glasses as a hands-free coaching tool to support career seekers entering the construction trades. The technology provides real-time, step-by-step instruction and safety training while capturing skill demonstrations that can be used to create job-ready portfolios.

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California

Proformance-AI

Developing an AI copilot app for roadside emergency responders. This app uses Meta AI glasses to give mechanics real-time diagnostic guidance without ever taking their eyes off the job, with the goal of getting stranded drivers back on the road faster and more safely.

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Michigan

Onsite

Building a Meta AI glasses integration for the trades — enabling field service contractors to more efficiently run their businesses with their voice and their field of vision. Contractors can now perform any action in Onsite hands-free: capture job notes, create estimates and get technical diagnostic support.

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New Mexico

Mycelia Foundation

Equipping rural broadband installers with AI glasses that provide hands-free safety guidance at height — keeping America's connectivity workers protected where holding a phone is impossible.

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North Carolina

Agerpoint

Giving American farmers and growers real-time crop health intelligence through AI glasses, enabling hands-free monitoring that helps farmers secure America's food supply without breaking stride in the field.

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California

OurLife Labs

Supported by Reality Hack (Massachusetts), OurLife Labs is developing OurLife, a purpose-built assistant on Meta AI glasses for people living with early-stage dementia and mild cognitive impairments. OurLife offers in-the-moment support with daily routines and step-by-step guidance. It is built as a shared experience for patients, families and caregivers, supporting each others' independence, health and peace of mind.

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New York

United Spinal Association

Equipping wheelchair user advocates with AI glasses to document accessibility barriers in parks and public spaces hands-free, feeding evidence directly to parks departments and public officials to drive Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility improvements.

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Texas

Easter Seals Greater Houston's BridgingApps Program

Running a community-centred pilot studying how three distinct populations — people with low vision, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with cognitive aging — can benefit from AI glasses, generating the evidence base needed for broader assistive technology deployment.

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California

Immerse Inc.

Working on integrating their app on AI glasses to give real-time, hands-free language tutoring. The app, which is backed by 48 academic studies and a platform already serving 200,000+ learners, helps learners practice language in the flow of daily life.

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AI Glasses Impacts Grants

The AI Glasses Impact Grants support innovators using AI glasses to empower communities, boost economic growth and expand opportunities across the U.S. Nearly $2 million was awarded to 30+ organizations across two grant tracks.

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