Albinism 101

June 13 is International Albinism Awareness Day. My son will be giving a series of talks to classes at his school next week in the lead up to the day. I’m so proud of him and his desire to share his knowledge with his peers. Although I suspect he’s more...

Oh Happy Day

If you had been following any of my social media accounts today you would have seen my proud pictures and posts about my boy receiving an award at his school’s presentation day. Anyway, for those who missed it Gilbert received a certificate and medal to...

Demystifying Albinism: Seeing Red

One of the biggest and most enduring myths about albinism centres around the colour of the eyes. The stereotypical view is that people with albinism (PWA) have red or pink eyes. “Will he have red eyes?” I must admit that was the first question I asked our...