On 30th November & 1st December 2018 we held the world’s first rare disease inspired interactive exhibition of science, technology and the arts. So how did we do?
#RAREfest18 in numbers
Dr. Sarah Leiter CamRARE trustee takes to the radio waves about RAREfest18
#RAREfest18 in pictures
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CamRARE’s Unique Feet rare dancers
CamRARE’s Unique Feet rare dance group perform Friday launch night
Unique Feet Cambridge rare Disease Network RAREfest18
The performance begins …Unique Feet rare dancers
Lily from Unique Feet performing at RAREfest18
Unique Feet dancer, Lily, leaves her wheelchair behind for her solo performance
J by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
Beauty in connections – Unique Feet dancer Eilidh at RAREfest18
RAREfest Friday – Adam by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
Actor Adam Pearson talks on the theme of facial disfigurement and equality
Speaker Abbi Brown RAREfest18 Launch Night
Abbi Brown recounts her Cambridge Uni days as a rowing cox …and other funny stories
RAREfest Friday – James Risdon by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
James Risdon, recorder player with a rare visual impairment plays mesmerizing recorder
CamRARE RAREfest by Suzanne Morris
Michael McGrath, muscular dystrophy campaigner, recounts tales of his leading polar expeditions to the North and South pole
RAREfest Saturday – Dagamar and attendees by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
Sculptor Dagmar Bennett explains her design process
CIMR Progeria exhibition RAREfest18 – peering down microscope credit Bethany Wright
Peering through a high-end level microscope with CIMR Progeria researchers at RAREfest18
Adam Pearson and Dagmar Bennett exhibition stand RAREfest18i
Adam Pearson, actor and Dagmar Bennett, sculptor at their face equality exhibit
RAREfest18 Saturday – REMAP stand by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
A young visitor is clearly impressed by REMAP’s gadgets – creating innovative solutions to accessibility issues at RAREfest18
Horizon Discovery exhibition stand at RAREfest18
Boy does experiment at the Horizon Discovery exhibition stand RAREfest18
Microsoft Research Project Torino teaching children with low sight to code credit Bethany Wright
Microsoft Research showcasing their Project Torino – teaching kids with low vision how to code
Film fest and accessible tech credit Neale Upstone
Film festival at RAREfest18 – viewers accessing audio through ‘silent disco’ headsets
Inclusive Home on inclusive design credit Bethany Wright
Is your home designed for inclusion? Inclusive Home stand shows you how
Dr Anna Middelton Wellcome Genome Society and Ethics team
Dr Anna Middleton (RAREfest speaker) poses a question to Dr Giles Yeo
RAREfest Saturday – Dr Giles Yeo by Suzanne Morris and CamRARE
Cambridge Prof & BBC ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor ‘ presenter Dr. Giles Yeo on the genetics of obesity
RAREfest18 Saturday VIP – Jonathan Milner Abcam by Claire Borley – 02
Dr Jonathan Milner – biotech entrepreneur and CamRARE trustee at RAREfest18 VIP reception
RAREfest18 Saturday VIP – Dame Mary Archer Daniel Zeichner MP by Claire Borley – 21
Dame Mary Archer & Daniel Zeichner MP at RAREfest’s VIP reception