Fantastic to see Broadsheet and Amy Poehlers Smart Girls give a shout out to Sydneys Nas Campanella: Anyone who’s listened to Triple J will be familiar with the authoritative tones of newsreader Nas Campanella. What few people will be aware of, however, is that Campanella is blind. The 26-year-old Sydneysider has been blind since she was six months old, when a rare abnormality caused the retinas to tear away from her eyes, leaving her able to see shadows and some light, but little else. In addition to not being able to see, Campanella suffers from a genetic disease called, Charcot-Marie-Tooth. As a result she has a near-total lack of sensitivity in her fingertips and hands, meaning she can’t read braille.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 04:04:09 +0000
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