Published Jun 17, 2026, 8:46 AM EDT
Meta partners with VSOs to help disabled veterans in honor of America's 250th birthday.
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Published Jun 17, 2026, 8:46 AM EDT
Meta, the social media engine powering Facebook and Instagram, is giving back to veterans to honor the nation’s 250th anniversary. In a partnership with Ray-Ban, Meta is offering free artificial intelligence (AI) glasses to the roughly more than 130,000 blind veterans nationwide. Meta said the AI technology will help visually impaired veterans read documents, navigate their surroundings, and lead them to a more independent life. Meta and its partners, along with the Blinded Veterans Association, will provide hands-on training to each veteran interested in using the glasses. The program was inspired by Army veteran Don Overton, who lost his vision during Operation Desert Storm. “When I lost my eyesight in Desert Storm from a bunker explosion, I also lost my independence,” Overton said in a statement. “The moment I put on my Ban Meta glasses, I got my independence back.” Veterans can request a pair of glasses by registering through bva.org/glasses.
