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The rates we use to convert our subscription prices from US Dollars to other currencies has changed.  The price of Intro, Standard, and Advanced plans – in US Dollars – will remain the same through the end of December 2023.  However, when you receive your monthly invoice and read what you owe, in a currency […]

Last Monday we published new prices for our service, having shared we would do so six months ago.  I’ve heard loud and clear that some of the community is not pleased with me and the communications approach we’ve taken.  Rather than defend any of our actions, I’ll take full responsibility as the CEO and leader […]

Expanded Subscriptions Types, and Investments to Support Our Community As we’re sure you’ve learned by now, we announced that our monthly subscription prices would increase in early 2023. This, along with recent changes to our free service, share one goal—to build a healthy, sustainable visual interpreting accommodation service. This article explains the rationale behind this […]

In August we announced general changes would be coming to Aira’s service.  Our number one goal is to build a sustainable visual interpreting accommodation service to ensure that Aira remains on solid financial footing despite fluctuations in all things around us.   Since our early days, we have invested considerable sums of money to provide “free” […]

Summary of Changes to the 2022 Intro, Standard, Advanced, Community, and the Aira Legacy Plans and Your Options How to use this Quick Reference Once you have checked either in your Aira app or on your monthly invoice and know the name of your Aira plan, find that plan name below and read the short […]

Definition of Retail, Community and Legacy Plans, and Basic Information about Changes Coming in Early 2023 What is a Retail Plan? Aira offers three different ‘off the shelf’ retail plans.  They are called Intro, Standard and Advanced; each one includes a specific number of paid minutes and a corresponding monthly fee.  Please note:  All amounts […]

Aira Explorer and BBC reporter Gary O’Donoghue demonstrates the versatility of Aira and the Envision glasses on the BBC’s program, In Touch. Gary’s piece begins at about 11:45 minutes into the program, you can listen to it at this link. Learn more about Aira and Envision Glasses at aira.io/envision.

Hands-free is now a choice. Try the Early Access Release.  An often heard request from Explorers is to operate hands-free while engaging with an Aira Agent, second only to ‘don’t take away access to Aira, it’s so valuable to me.’  This independence and autonomy is well understood by members of our Explorer community. And while […]

Beginning January 17 of 2023, our monthly Explorer subscriptions plan prices will increase for any new individual looking for a paid Aira subscription. As you may already know, Aira has not made any adjustment in pricing in the last 4 years and remains committed to building a Visual Interpreting Service that is sustainable and affordable. […]

Note:  Aira Everywhere has expanded since this post was originally published.  For the latest information on supported devices, including Envision Glasses, please visit https://aira.io/choice. Collaborate any way you choose. On Monday, July 4, 2022, Aira announced three new ways to access Aira’s visual interpreting service. Referred to as ‘Aira Everywhere’, these choices include the ARxVision […]