Ten tips to guiding a person with sight loss

This list was take from RNIB website Another interesting post on the topic is here The advice given here will help you feel confident about guiding a person with sight loss: Always offer assistance first, not everyone will need help Introduce yourself – ask the person where they want to go and how they wish to be guided Ensure you are one step ahead of the person you are guiding Give instructions where necessary but don’t overdo it Be aware of hazards at ground level and at head height When guiding, give information about the people who are present and the environment as you move around Explain your actions When approaching seating, tell the person where the seat is and guide their hand to the back and seat of the chair, so that they can sit down independently Remember to allow extra space around obstacles Remember if someone is blind, it doesn’t always mean they have no sight at all.
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ProQR Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2 STELLAR Trial of QR-421a for Usher Syndrome Type 2

Original text here LEIDEN, Netherlands and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (Nasdaq:PRQR), a company dedicated to changing lives through the creation of transformative RNA medicines for the treatment of severe genetic rare diseases, today announced the first patient dosed in the Phase 1/2 STELLAR clinical trial for QR-421a in patients with Usher syndrome type 2 or non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
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Will my children have Usher Syndrome?

This text is taken from Usher Syndrome Coalition website, where you can find more information about genetics for Usher syndrome   Children receive one copy of each chromosome from their mother (shown in green) and one copy from their father (shown in blue).
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