Sighted volunteers are the heart of Camera New Vision. By giving a few minutes of your time, you help a blind or low-vision person cross a street, find an entrance, or read a label — in real time, through a camera.
Download the Camera New Vision volunteer app on your Android phone or iPhone and create an account.
All volunteers must complete a brief online course before their first call. It teaches you how to give clear, confident guidance — so the person on the other end feels safe and supported.
Set your availability in the app. When a user needs help, you receive a call, see their camera view, and guide them with your voice.
Help blind and low-vision people navigate their surroundings safely and confidently.
Camera New Vision connects trained volunteers with users who need real-time visual assistance outdoors — for example, when moving along sidewalks, finding entrances, detecting obstacles, or locating a specific place.
This is a serious responsibility. All volunteers undergo selection, training, and authorization before helping users.
Volunteers can help users:
The most important qualities:
Volunteers must:
Camera New Vision is designed to help people, but does not replace personal caution, orientation skills, and awareness of surroundings.
To ensure user safety and high-quality assistance, all volunteers go through a short onboarding process before activation.
The process includes:
Only approved volunteers can receive help requests.
You decide when you're ready to help. The app offers:
Even a small amount of help can make a big difference.
We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds and experience levels. Those who often excel include:
No special technical knowledge is required.
Please only apply if you're ready to:
Our goal is to create a reliable volunteer community that blind users can depend on.
Ready to continue? Call us to start the preparation process.
Every call makes a tangible difference in someone's day. You're not clicking a button — you're helping a real person navigate the world.
Volunteer whenever it suits you — for five minutes or an hour. You control your availability completely.
Our short course prepares you to assist effectively and confidently. No prior experience with blind assistance is needed.
Camera New Vision is a project of NGO "Society of the Blind 'New Vision'". Your time goes directly to the people who need it.
Contact our NGO directly or leave your name and phone number and we will call you back to walk you through the next steps.
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