From the Editor
RareConnect is an initiative of EURORDIS, the international equivalent of the National Organization of Rare Disorders.
Overview
RareConnect provides a “safe, easy to use platform where rare disease patients, families and patient organizations can develop online communities and conversations across continents and languages. RareConnect partners with the world’s leading rare disease patient groups to offer global online communities allowing people to connect around issues which affect them while living with a rare disease.”
Communities
RareConnect includes disease-specific online communities that enable people living with rare diseases to meet, share stories and learn from each other. Communities are created in partnership with patient groups who bring resources such as moderators, relationships with specialists and validated information.
Translation
RareConnect helps people who live with rare diseases from around the world to connect by providing different translation services. They provide an integrated machine-translation service but also an additional human translation service to ensure quality communication between members of the network. Languages include English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese
Storytelling
Being able to share your story of living with a rare disease is an important step in connecting with others in a similar situation as well as allowing others to learn from our experience. RareConnect allows us to share our stories and translates it into the many languages of the platform therefore allowing people from many other cultures to benefit from it.
Connections
Connect with other people living with rare diseases in order to share experiences, find support, ask questions and gain access to a rich network of supportive patient organisations.
