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Andrew Godwin teaches technology class in Associated Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Center City Philadelphia, Pa., on July 27, 2018. (Scarlett Kuang/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

PHILADELPHIA: On a recent morning, six visually impaired people gathered in a building in Philadelphia's Centre City neighbourhood, huddled over their iPhones, waiting for Andrew Godwin's intermediate technology class to begin. The day's lesson? Creating and finding contacts in your cellphone. 

At the Associated Services for the Blind (ASB), people who are blind and visually impaired can learn the skills they need to survive and thrive in today's digital-first society. 

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