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Katie has her dark hair down and curled, with a floral print dress on. She is standing in front of a grey background and the small boxed writing in the right hand corner reads “the shaw trust disability power 100 2024 shortlisted.”

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Shaw Trust Power 100 Short Listed

I have not only been nominated, but shortlisted to be in the @shaw_trust’s disability power 100 list as a high quality disability and mental health advocate 🥹 I’m honestly lost for…

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A photo of Katie and her 4 year old son, Saywer, on the swings at a park.

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You Wouldn’t Know

Katie, a mother with sight impairment, highlights that her disability is not obvious. She functions like any other parent, using magnification and zoom features on her phone to cope. The post emphasizes that only 2-8% of those with sight loss use a white cane, making such disabilities invisible to the casual observer.

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Katie Berrill with her curly hair holding a programme from the make a difference awards.

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BBC Radio Interview Audio – 30th January 2024

Here is the audio from the interview <3.

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Video shows Katie walking with her 4 year old in a shopping centre, then with her 4 year old at bowling. Then there is a close up of Katie with her hair down and in her garden and walking in a field with sunglasses on. Video then shows Katie holding her orange cat Mango, out at the zoo in front of penguins with her 4 year old and walking in London with her symbol cane. Captions read “Blindness is a spectrum. Don’t judge what you don’t understand. Sometimes I don’t need to use my symbol cane, other times I do but that’s my choice.”

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Blindness is a spectrum

Blindness is a spectrum. Many people with sight loss use what aids help and suit them. Some choose not to use a cane, others use just a symbol cane or…

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Video shows Katie and her dog Loco playing, then Katie in her house talking to the camera and using her computer.

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BBC Interview Video

I wanted to share a bit of my interview about life with stargardts disease that @bbcnorthampton shared on the news and made into a video for the “Make a difference” awards. I…

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Katie is stood in front of a grey background with her dark hair down. She has a green roll neck top on and a black pinafore dress over. She is using the rare disease day filter with coloured stripes on her face.

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Rare Disease Day 2023

It’s rare disease day! A day to raise awareness and educate others on little known diseases and how they affect us. Did you know…⭐️ There are about 7,000 inherited rare…

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Reflecting on the 3rd Anniversary of Losing my Driving Licence

Shaw Trust Power 100 Short Listed

You Wouldn’t Know

BBC Radio Interview Audio – 30th January 2024

Blindness is a spectrum

BBC Interview Video

Rare Disease Day 2023

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