Norrie Disease Conferences and Family Days

Norrie Disease Conferences and Family Days

2nd December 2023: Norrie Disease Conference

On 2nd December 2023 the first Norrie disease conference in the UK took place at UCL GOSICH and what a milestone!

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Click here for a selection of videos and presentations from the conference

Dr James Arwyn-Jones delivering an interactive session on Patient Public Interaction and Engagement
Dr James Arwyn-Jones delivering an interactive session on Patient Public Interaction and Engagement

29th June 2019: Norrie Family Meet

The Norrie Disease Foundation held its first funded Norrie family meet on Saturday 29th June 2019 thanks to an amazing grant from @jeans_for_genes & @geneticdisordersuk.

Fifteen families met in London and enjoyed soft play; mingling; bouncy castle; trampolining and meeting new and old friends.

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zander enjoying softplay
Soft play; mingling; bouncy castle; trampolining and meeting new and old friends

24th November 2018: Our very first Family Day

On 24th November 2018, the first official Family Day took place, enabling families to get to know each other and share their experiences of living with Norrie Disease, and what has and hasn’t worked for them. For many this was the first time they had met another family living with the same condition.

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Norrie Families enjoy at day out
The very first Norrie family day involved many different activities and much entertainment, from snakes and snails to inspiring speeches

Connect

The NDF is important to me because it means I can connect with other people like me. I am also worried that one day I might start to lose my hearing, the NDF gives me hope for the future.

Ethan

Hope

We didn’t want families to feel as alone as we did after our son’s diagnosis. Sharing information and resources is vital for families who have a child with a rare disease and new research gives us hope for the future.

T & K, parents of a child with Norrie disease