Meet Staci Mannella

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Uploaded by on Nov 29, 2010

Insane speed, rugged mountains and glaring white snow - not exactly the ideal conditions for any achromat. But hurtling down the slopes at 45 miles per hour is where 14 year old Staci Mannella feels most at home.

Born with achromatopsia, Staci's vision is limited to objects about three feet away, and even those she can't see clearly. Although her color-blindness isn't as pronounced as other achromats, she squints and blinks in the sunlight. But Staci Mannella doesn't let that stop her conquering the world of adaptive alpine skiing. Her next goal? To represent the US at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, as an adaptive alpine skier.

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  • i have a boy 9 and a girl 10, both have the same condition.they wear light tinted glasses indoors and v dark tinted sports glasses made by rec specs.just thinking they must be a very high quality lens in the goggle.must be down to 5-10% transition. hey, congrats on the medals.keep it up ! my family were talking about holidays in general, and skiing was first to be off the list -because of the severe brightness..

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