Last year I shared Elle's beautiful words with you. She wrote about not being able to blend into a crowd. I identified with so many of her experiences - the stares, looks of pity, fearing drunk peoples' reactions. Elle was born with severe facial deformities which impacted so … [Read more...]
I have a dream.
My dream is this. I want to establish a Changing Faces program in Australia. To break down the prejudices towards people with facial disfigurements + chronic illness/disabilities. And to give people with facial disfigurements + chronic illness/disabilities the confidence … [Read more...]
On vanity, prejudice and beauty (part 2)
Thank you for the discussion around my first vanity, prejudice and beauty entry. Glad I got you thinking and talking about the issue.Today's continuation of the topic is around the idea of cures. The desire for a cure often comes from someone without the disability or … [Read more...]