Building a strong, inclusive community for people with facial differences with a focus on education and advocacy.

Canada
Joined May 2010
This Anti-Bullying Week, here are three tips for dealing with bullying, shared from @aboutface's "Bullying: A guide for children with a facial difference". The full guide can be found in our Resource Hub:  faceequalityinternational.or… #FaceEquality
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📚 Books you and your young people can read before they go #BackToSchool! Read the full list, compiled by @aboutface, our Alliance Member in Canada. Head to our Education Hub and type "Books" to find the full resource!  🔗faceequalityinternational.or… #FaceEquality #FacialDifference
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GH is glowing red, yellow & blue in recognition of #CraniofacialAcceptanaceMonth supported by @AboutFace. Over 2m Cdns live w/facial differences which refers to congenital, acquired or episodic conditions/syndromes that affect ppl from the neck up. Visit aboutface.ca/facial_differen…
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Words matter - and language evolves. Sometimes, it can leave us wondering which words are good to use and the ones that are now outdated. @spencer2thewest talked to us about language surrounding disability and why we should avoid using certain terms/words.
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We're delighted to be in Toronto for our annual members forum! Kindly hosted by @aboutface, it's a time where the Alliance come together to share knowledge to advance the #FaceEquality movement.
AboutFace is hosting the @FaceEqualityInt forum over the next two days. We are excited to share knowledge with members of international facial difference organizations and advance our work to create a more equitable world for people with a facial difference.
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AboutFace retweeted
Having lived 32 years with a facial difference, I know how important these conversations are. #FaceEqualityWeek
Face Equality Week continues! What would you add? What would a stigma-free world look like to you? Drop us a comment and let us know. #FaceEquality #FaceEqualityWeek #FacialDifference #StigmaFree
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AboutFace retweeted
As someone with a facial difference, I’m so proud of the work that we’re doing and so proud to be part of this video. It’s officially Face Equality Week! I would love some retweets of this super important message Follow @aboutface for more this week! #FaceEqualityWeek
It’s Face Equality Week and we are pleased to share a new video focused on the theme of the week – stigma. This is what a stigma-free world could look like to some in the facial difference community. Please RT and share to help get this message out. #FaceEqualityWeek #StigmaFree
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As a person living with a #FacialDifference, this week I celebrate #FaceEqualityWeek What an incredible message by my colleagues at @aboutface explaining our daily experiences and shared hopes to see a #StigmaFree world in future #DiversityandInclusion #DisabilityInclusion
It’s Face Equality Week and we are pleased to share a new video focused on the theme of the week – stigma. This is what a stigma-free world could look like to some in the facial difference community. Please RT and share to help get this message out. #FaceEqualityWeek #StigmaFree
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This is why I support and work with @aboutface - to end the stigma about facial differences.
It’s Face Equality Week and we are pleased to share a new video focused on the theme of the week – stigma. This is what a stigma-free world could look like to some in the facial difference community. Please RT and share to help get this message out. #FaceEqualityWeek #StigmaFree
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✨ Brigadoon camps are filling up fast! We have a few camps remaining with LIMITED SPOTS LEFT! ✨ Let’s share this post far and wide to ensure all eligible campers have the opportunity to experience the magic of camp! brigadoonvillage.org/camps/#… #BrigadoonVillage #ItTakesAVillage
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Thank you, Amarjit for #weavingustogether in community by sharing your time, talents, and efforts as a #volunteer! 💙🧡 Happy #NVW2023! 🎉
This National Volunteer week, we are recognizing our amazing volunteers like Amarjit, who is on our Board of Directors. We could not do the work that we do without the support of our dedicated volunteers. Learn more about the Board here bit.ly/3GX1ere #NVW2023
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AboutFace retweeted
Want to learn how to make your workplace more equitable and diverse, while learning more about facial differences and DE&I policies? I’d love for you to join this webinar tomorrow! #DisabilityTwitter
If you would like to learn how to make your workplace more equitable and inclusive, we invite you to join our An Introduction to Facial Differences in the Workplace webinar on April 18th at 1 PM Eastern time. Register here: bit.ly/3JEFJgs
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Have your say about the impact of #AntimicrobialResistance & Rare Diseases by joining #theAMRnarrative tweetchat on #RareDiseaseDay 🦓💊 Some of our guests incl: @rarediseasessa @aboutface @ellabalasa1 @DysautonomiaZA @atacsia_a_Fi @RACC_UK Blog and Q's amrnarrative.org/event/rare-…
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Member Monday! - Meet our Member Org, @MoebiusSyndrome Tomorrow is #MoebiusSyndromeAwarenessDay 💜. #MoebiusSyndrome causes facial paralysis and limited peripheral vision. It's estimated only 2 to 20 in a million people are born with Moebius syndrome.
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It's #MemberMonday! We've 2 great Member Orgs to share with you today. First up, meet @team_moebius! #MoebiusSyndrome Awareness Day is tomorrow! Watch their video explaining more about Moebius Syndrome, history of the awareness day & encouraging you to wear purple tomorrow!
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📢Update on our #NoShame campaign to @BBC. We've secured an apology from the BBC and have been pleased to speak directly with the host of @OnlyConnectQuiz, @VictoriaCoren. We're looking forward to meeting the production team behind the popular quiz show. bit.ly/3FDTnhM
Dear @BBC & @OnlyConnectQuiz. We were disappointed and shocked to see scars described as “marks of shame” on your show recently. There is #NoShame in having a scar. 🧵(1/2)
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The face is just as important as any other body part, yet people living with a #FacialDifference are constantly ridiculed and portrayed as challenged or evil people in the media. We're tired of it.
So many villains in movies/TV have some kind of facial difference. What does that say about real people with a facial difference? When are we going to stop perpetuating this narrative that facial differences = evil or abnormal? Still can’t believe @Disney tweeted this.
One more #momproud moment as Alexis shares this message on inclusion #justthesame
"A St. John's teenager is fighting the stigma of facial differences as part of a national awareness campaign." Check out this great article by @AlexKennedyNL featuring Alexis from our "I am just the same as you" video. #JustTheSame #FacialDifference #NL cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundl…
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AboutFace retweeted
I wish I had these kids as role models when I was younger - I didn’t know anyone with a facial difference. They are creating huge change in the community and educating that people with a facial difference are just the same as you. Please watch and share 💜
I am just the same as you. Watch the new video from AboutFace’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC)! This awesome video was created by the YAC and features kids from the #FacialDifference community sharing an important message of acceptance and inclusion. #JustTheSame
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