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Saturday, February 23, 2013  Albany Recreation and Parks and Liz Dennis from the Georgia Association of Blind Athletes joined forces Saturday morning to teach others about a game called “Goalball.”

Friday, January 04, 2013  Updated with video; National Braille week kicks off Friday and runs through January 11th in honor of Louis Braille who was born January 4th 1809.

Saturday, October 20, 2012  Updated with video; The group walked from the Albany Heights apartment complex to the Ray Charles pavilion.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard has signed a proclamation declaring October as ‘Meet the Blind’ Month.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  Updated with video; The National Federation of the Blind organized informational protest at Goodwill locations across the country.

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Thursday, June 07, 2012  Updated with video; Visually impaired students look for higher education at Albany Technical College.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Members of the Albany Vipers played the Atlanta Eclipse in beep ball, a game similar to baseball for the visually impaired

Monday, April 30, 2012  Advocate for blind Chinese lawyer says US asylum deal expected ahead of Clinton's China visit

Thursday, July 28, 2011  Updated with video; The Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is proud to announce that its new name is Southwest Georgia Library for Accessible Services.

Monday, May 23, 2011  A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned

Thursday, February 03, 2011  A Lee County citizen went to help a man lying in the middle of the road when the man jumped up with a gun.

Saturday, October 23, 2010  Members of the National Federation for the Blind of Southwest Georgia made their way to Darton College Saturday morning for a fun challenge.

Friday, October 22, 2010  . It will house 8 to 12 people to teach them essential skills that are routine for everybody else but much more difficult for the blind.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  The facility is a unique one in Georgia. It’s the only one with a residential component where students learn to make their own beds and how to dress. The center also includes a kitchen and a bathroom with showers, all specially-engineered to teach fundamental life skills like cooking, cleaning, mobility, and money identification.