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Hi, this is my first post and I'm very glad I found this site!!! I'm 31yrs old and I live in Alabama (BIOPTICS ARE NOT ALLOWED). I got my permit a couple of months ago then my license last month. i am still learning what my limitations are as far as driving goes. The problem I'm having the...

I am presenting a program at the NOAH 2010 conference on "Architecture & Albinism" and wanted to invite the online community to have your ideas included. Have you found adaptions of buildings/rooms that have really helped you that you would like to share? Are there building elements that...

Greetings folk, over recent years I have taken to learning about Astronomy. Astronomically speaking because of my vision I cant see very much at all of what’s up there. I am tremendously appreciative of the effort our local Astronomical Society has put into helping me understand and experience the things...

The information below is from Lyra’s 3rd quarter progress reports from the private preschool she attends. The first paragraph is from her braille instructor and the others are from her regular classroom teacher. I am quite pleased with their reports. :D Lyra uses a braillewriter adapted with unifix...

I'd like to tell you about a site which helped me. They look really attractive and affordable for its price. What’s more important, they are foldable, will fit any backpack, and you can drop them as many times, as you want – and they will still work as new. The manufacturer is US-based, and they...

My daughter, Hannah, is 13 years old and has ocular albinism. I am looking for other teens in SC that she could communicate with and possibly meet.

My Dual-Media Article (Still in need of a clever title) Beginning this year, her first year of preschool, Lyra will be learning both print and braille. This concept is known as “dual-media.” I must admit, when Lyra was a baby, and we were still coming to terms with her condition, the LAST...

Beginning this year, her first year of preschool, Lyra will be learning both print and braille. This concept is known as “dual-media.” I must admit, when Lyra was a baby, and we were still coming to terms with her condition, the LAST thing I wanted to hear was someone telling me that Lyra...

I have macular degeneration in both eyes - right eye I have peripheral vision only - left eye I have 20/40 vision but it fluctuates - I am hearing about biopics for assisting with driving but understand they are not legal in Florida - Anyone have any suggestion for keeping me roadworthy and the rest...

Hey Jessica, it's just a part of being us. I have walked throough a sliding screen door. I have walked into glass doors also. I go to the base gym with my mom and the floor is painted black. They have these raised rails dividing the lines of equipment and guess what, they are painted black. Who trips...