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Vision, Hearing, Happyness. Events we celebrate.

Here is the calendar of events, international days that interest us and that we want to celebrate in a different…

Tuesday February 25th, 2020

Inclusive trekking on the Via Ghibellina, from Florence to Poppi

Our journey through history starts ideologically from Florence and practically from Bagno a Ripoli in an itinerary that alternates cypresses…

Friday February 14th, 2020

Research projects supported with our fundraising.

February is low vision awareness month and therefore it is the right time to give you this important news. In…

Tuesday February 11th, 2020

Low Vision and Legal Blindness Terms and Descriptions

Facts about Low Vision Most surveys and studies indicate that the majority of people in the United States with vision…

Monday February 3rd, 2020

February, low vision awareness month

According to several sources, including the Foundation Fighting Blindness (one of the most authoritative organizations to combat eye diseases) and…

Saturday February 1st, 2020

How many are the senses of the human being?

"You have a sixth sense" it is said attributing someone else a sort of super-power, which goes beyond the canonical…

Friday January 31st, 2020

When Should You Tell Your Child That He Or She Has Usher Syndrome?

by Mark Dunning Original article appeared on Usher Syndrome Coalition Website Thanks to genetic testing, we are now able to…

Wednesday January 29th, 2020

A cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa: walking in nature

It is a fact that to date there are no cures or therapies for retinitis pigmentosa. We have collected in…

Tuesday January 28th, 2020

Usher Syndrome Organizations in the world

International Usher Syndrome Coalition. The Usher Syndrome Coalition’s mission is to raise awareness and accelerate research for the most common genetic cause of combined…

Monday January 13th, 2020

Life strategies of people with deafblindness due to Usher syndrome type 2a – A qualitative study

In the month of August 2019 a very interesting and important research study on the life strategies of people with…

Wednesday December 11th, 2019