National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation

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The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) is a non-profit organization that assists people who have albinism. NOAH was created in 1982 and is based in East Hampstead, New Hampshire. ^[1]

In addition to outreach the group engages in albinism advocacy. The group's director, Michael McGowan, spoke out against the movie The Da Vinci Code for its portrayal of an evil albino. In a report by the Associated Press he was quoted as saying "The Da Vinci character is just the latest in a long string. The problem is there has been no balance. There are no realistic, sympathetic or heroic characters with albinism that you can find in movies or popular culture.” ^[2]