Some historical highlights


Year			Highlight

1946			SABWO founded on 26 October.
1947			First blind telephonists trained and settled in jobs.
1953			Braille Services established.
1960			First study bursary, awarded to Elize Snyman, a music student of Potchefstroom.
1967			First SABWO gold medal of merit, awarded to Drs V.H. Vaughan and P.E. Biesenbach.
1972			Employment Committee established.
1975			First SABWO social worker, Elizabeth Haus, appointed.
1979			Buildings bought to house head office and Braille Services, and the first national needs conference, convened by SABWO.
1984			First S.A. computer conference, arranged by SABWO.
1988			First South African skills developer, Debby Wakeford, appointed by SABWO.
1993			SABWO lobbies successfully for a secret ballot for blind voters.
1996			SABWO celebrates its 50th anniversary and publishes its own history.
1997			Braille Services of SABWO prints and distributes South Africa's New Constitution.
2004			SABWO changed its name to Blind SA.
2006			Blind SA celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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