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Episode 2

In this episode, I spoke with Marissa Nissley, a student at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. We discussed how having albinism can affect the lives of students, and how peers and educators can improve in how they treat students with albinism.

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[7:17]: Listen to "Gifted and Talented Blind Kids"
[17:50]: "A 
recent study from researchers at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine found that most Americans regard loss of eyesight as the worst ailment that could happen to them, surpassing such conditions as loss of limb, memory, hearing or speech, or having H.I.V./AIDS." -The New York Times
[18:03]: On January 28, 2023, YouTube celebrity MrBeast released a video entitled "1,000 Blind People See For The First Time". You can read about some of the mixed reactions to the video here.

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