Emotional support

Emotional Support There are a range of services available for emotional support. Here are details of some useful charities and organisations that provide support for blind and visually impaired people…

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Apple Crumble

Ingredients 5 x Bramley cooking apples peeled cored and sliced 1 x 250g pack unsalted butter chopped into 1 cm squares 3 tbsps demerara sugar 2 tbsps caster sugar 325…

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Disability inclusion is an essential part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to WHO, around 1.3 billion people or 16% of the total world’s population experience disability of…

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Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients 1 x medium sized butternut squash (diced) 2 x medium sized onions (peeled and thinly sliced) 2 x garlic cloves (finely diced) 1½ litres vegetable stock (hot) 1 x…

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Rare Disease Day

Rare Disease Day Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February each year. It is held to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical…

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Vegetarian Paella

Ingredients 500g paella rice 1 x spanish onion diced 1 x each red and yellow pepper sliced 100g French beans topped and tailed 200g chestnut mushrooms cut into quarters 100g…

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Fundraising

Fundraising Latest fundraising initiative: Mayor’s Sunglasses Fundraising Walk On Saturday 13th April, the Mayor of Broxbourne Cllr Paul Seeby will be leading the Stargardt’s Connected Sunglasses Fundraising Walk to help…

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Genetics and Inheritance

Genetics and Inheritance The most common form of Stargardt’s disease, Stargardt 1 (STGD1), is caused by genetic changes (mutations) in a gene called ABCA4 on chromosome 1. This gene provides…

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Katriona’s story

When I was seven years old at school the teachers noticed that I wasn’t reading the board easily and sent me off to have some eye tests. Nothing obvious showed…

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Paul’s story

I’m Paul Appleyard and I am a part time blogger with Stargardt’s Disease who loves to encourage others to aim high and chase their dreams — especially visually impaired people. I…

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