ArticleJournal of oral biology and craniofacial research
A hidden community: Facial disfigurement as a globally neglected human rights issue.
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- Mucorales: A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization priority list of fungal pathogens.Medical mycology · 2024Pooled it
- The role of media in reducing and reinforcing stigma: A randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of positive and negative representations of visible difference.British journal of health psychology · 2026Trial
- A Keynote Address: A Guide to Supporting Conference Speakers with Lived Experience of Cleft Lip and/or Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2025Article
- Breaking the silence: A qualitative exploration of parental perspectives of children with Goldenhar Syndrome.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Facial Emotion Recognition in Patients with Post-Paralytic Facial Synkinesis-A Present Competence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The psychosocial burden of visible disfigurement following traumatic injury.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Disability rights continue to lag behind other equality movements worldwide. Disfigurement rights have an even more uncertain position, sometimes included in disability rights law, but often not explicitly. This article describes the efforts of Face Equality International to end "face-ism" worldwide, and how healthcare and mental health providers, community developers, and educators can engage to move this vision forward. Beyond medical and surgical treatments, mental health needs, societal, and legal barriers must be addressed. We call for strong and explicit legal protections for disfigurement. Culturally appropriate public education to counteract stigma is crucial in shaping an inclusive and sustainable environment for people with disfigurements.
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