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From the Changing Faces group, there is a new social network for adolescents aged 11-21. iFace: http://www.iface.org.uk/docs/index.php "Changing Faces - changing the way you face disfigurement" They have a significant presence in a variety of teen-oriented social networking spaces with what appears to be an active community and good moderation and etiquette guidelines. Here are some of the other places they are present: Bebo: www.bebo.com/ChangingF Changing Faces: www.changingfaces.org.uk M… Continue

Changing Faces ( http://www.changingfaces.org.uk/Home ) "is a national charity based in the UK that supports and represents people who have disfigurements of the face or body from any cause." Their focus is on acceptance and psychosocial support. Their web site has a good resource list for the United Kingdom, information resources for key areas, and they provide personal support in a variety of areas. They have a very interesting resource for journalists about appropriate ways to discuss facial… Continue

In other blogs, I have found tracking and reporting on the news a way to keep information flowing. In this blog, I find I am routinely disheartened by how facial difference is reported in the media. I will go look at the news, track it, find nothing I would care to repeat, or news items that would (rightly) cause dismay and concern among the readers of this blog. Today I was struck by two articles and how different they were. These are just examples, each at one end of the spectrum, illustratin… Continue

If you are on Facebook, feel free to join the group and discussion there. Facebook: Let's Face It: http://groups.to/letsfaceit/ or http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14635254465 There are a lot of facial difference groups in Facebook. Many are for specific conditions or health concerns, some or for fund raising and philanthropy. There is a partial list at the Let's Face It blog: http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/faceit/archives/2008/05/social_networki.html I am thinking it might be nice to colle… Continue

We have a new email group for discussion if folks would rather chat that way. Google: Groups: Facial Difference: http://groups.google.com/group/facialdifference Click on the link above and try to join from that page. If you have a Google GMail account, you will need to join with that account. If you do not, you would need to either use a Google account that does not have GMail or create a Google account based on another email address. Feel free to spread the word!