Meta Offers Free AI Glasses to Every Blind US Veteran
Washington – October 13, 2026 -- Meta will give free Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to every blind veteran in America, a group that includes more than 130,000 legally blind veterans who are eligible. The company and the nonprofit Lighthouse Guild showcased the technology at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 11.
Glasses that read, describe and guide
The initiative is meant to give veterans AI-powered help with reading documents, identifying and describing their surroundings, navigating environments, completing everyday tasks and accessing information.
Eight runners, three blind Army veterans
Meta and Lighthouse Guild sponsored a team of eight runners. It included blind U.S. Army veterans Roosevelt Morring, Rob Sanchas and Shawntina Gibson, along with Lighthouse Guild President and CEO Thomas Panek. Panek was guided by Kelly Ingham, Meta's Vice President of AI Wearables and Research Partnerships.