Jean Burke is affiliated with the Albinism Fellowship of Australia. People with albinism in Africa face a range of prejudices and social stigmas. They are often dismissed as belonging to another race, ...

Learn about organizations working to protect albinos from guesome attacks. Oct. 2, 2009— -- In Tanzania, life with albinism is a near death sentence. Fifty-four people with albinism have been ...

Albinism is a rare genetic condition that causes the lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes, sometimes accompanied by visual impairment. Different types of albinism are caused by various gene ...

Albino animals are extremely rare in the wild, with some species ranging between one in 20,000 and others to one in one ...

When Megan McMorris, 41 an interior designer from Denver, found out that her daughter Louise, now 9, was born with albinism, she was "devastated." "Myself and my husband had so many thoughts running ...

Chief Correspondent and Executive Editor, "Eye on America" Jim Axelrod is the chief correspondent and executive editor for CBS News' "Eye on America" franchise, part of the "CBS Evening News." He also ...

When I was an infant my mom took me with her to the dentist. I was sitting with the receptionist, and she was watching me for a few minutes when she noticed something strange about my eyes. She ...

Born with albinism, Amy Hildebrand overcame blindness to forge thriving career. March 26, 2012— -- Amy Hildebrand was born blind. Just hours after delivery, her parents were told that she would ...

International Albinism Awareness Day was celebrated worldwide last Sunday, with albinos in Nigeria asking for more government and community care and protection, which every Nigerian is entitled to. To ...

The new rules of beauty are that there are none except for one: be awesome. Which is why in this month's issue of Glamour, we're profiling 39 gamechangers who are doing exactly that. Here, Diandra ...

Albinism is a rare genetic condition which affects the pigment in the eyes, hair and skin. In the US about 1 person in 17,000 has albinism. In Africa the prevalence is estimated to range between 1 in ...