Sally

Sally is nine years old and she has albinism. She has really white hair and she has trouble seeing the fine detail in anything she looks at. Sally's eyes have been like that since she was born.

Sally's eyes are very sensitive to glare - in bright light, her eyes hurt and she gets headaches, so she wears a hat and sunglasses every time she goes outside. Sometimes she needs to wear them inside too! At home she likes to keep the lights turned down.

Sally has trouble judging how far away things are. She uses an identification (ID) cane when she goes out. It is a short white cane she holds across her body to tell people she can't see very well. She finds it really handy when she goes shopping with her mum - people stay out of her way a bit more.

When she doesn't want to use the ID cane, she folds it up and puts it in her backpack.

Sally also uses a magnifier and needs large print for reading. She can't read for very long as her eyes get too tired.