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About Aniridia Network

A charity support group for people with the genetic visual impairment aniridia and their families in the UK and Ireland. Our vision is that people with/associated with aniridia are hopeful, confident, supported and well informed regarding aniridia. Founded in 2000. First registered as a charity in 2011 and fully in 2018.

Protected: New trustee Sarah reflects on her first board meeting

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The doctor told me my newborn baby girl was blind

Have you ever been punched in the gut? Punched so hard that you can’t breathe, that you’re nauseous and you can’t think of anything but the shock? That’s exactly how I felt on December 12, 2011 when the doctor told … Continue reading

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Sarah’s introduction

Sarah successfully stood for election to be an Aniridia Network UK trustee in 2012/13. She couldn’t be at the annual general meeting in person. This is the nomination statement she provided instead. I have aniridia. Over the years I have … Continue reading

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Andrew’s introduction

Andrew successfully stood for election to be an Aniridia Network UK trustee in 2012/13. He couldn’t be at the annual general meeting in person because he was busy “in the process of making homemade bread and cakes with a bunch … Continue reading

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Nigel’s introduction

Nigel successfully stood for election to be an Aniridia Network UK trustee in 2012/13. He couldn’t be at the annual general meeting in person. This is the nomination statement he provided instead. I have aniridia and grew up when aniridia … Continue reading

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Conference 2012 review

“A fantastic and informative event” is how those who were there described the Aniridia Network UK Conference 2012. A mix of presentations, discussion time, formal elections and a social event – it was the biggest event we have staged to … Continue reading

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Lois’s poem

Lois was inspired to write this poem during the Aniridia Network UK Conference 2012. What we see, is just the trunk of the tree. Competent and confident, in our own little way. No different from the king of Norway. Whether … Continue reading

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Protected: Presentations from Conference 2012

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Donate to Aniridia Network UK via ebay

Do you buy or sell on eBay? Now you can and raise money for Aniridia Network UK at the same time. We’ve registered with Mission Fish – ebay’s charity partner website. So now you can sell an item on ebay … Continue reading

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Sunglasses wearing dog has anirida

Isn´t this dog cute, with its sunglasses? She has aniridia! Rosa from the Spanish aniridia association happened to meet, Ana, a generous person who adopted this abandoned dog as her pet – nobody else wanted it because it had aniridia. It is now happy with sunglasses … Continue reading

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