Guidance you can act on.
Sun, skin and eye care in plain language, plus the research and case law worth knowing about.
Reference
Documents and research
Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism
The UN special procedure covering the human rights of persons with albinism, including thematic reports on climate change, employment and access to justice.
ohchr.orgAfrican Court ruling on Tanzania
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights found Tanzania responsible for failing to protect persons with albinism and ordered concrete measures. A reference point for advocacy across the region.
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Frequently asked
No. Albinism is an inherited genetic condition affecting the production of melanin. It occurs in every population on earth. A person with albinism is not a different race from their family, their community or their country.
“Persons with albinism” or “people with albinism”. Not “albino”, which reduces a person to a condition, and not “the albino”. This matters more than it sounds like it does.
Yes. Cloud cover reduces heat far more than it reduces ultraviolet. A cool grey morning can carry a UV index that damages skin. This is why the dashboard shows the reading rather than asking you to judge by how it feels.
It comes from Open-Meteo, which models UV for your coordinates. It is a good guide, not a measurement taken at your exact spot. Treat it as a floor, not a ceiling.
No, and it does not need to be. It needs to be accommodated: protection from UV, correction and support for low vision, and a society that stops treating difference as danger.
No. It is genetic, present from birth, and passed on through inheritance. It cannot be caught, transferred or caused by anything a parent did.
Only because of preventable causes, principally skin cancer from unprotected UV exposure, and in some countries, violence. Both are addressable. That is the entire premise of UVSafe.