Face Equality International
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Blog February 13, 2021
Dating with a difference and the role of dating platforms

Zoe Cross “People with a disability should use a specialist dating site for the disabled. Achieving positive date matching outcomes for people with a visible disability can be challenging.” This essentially was the message a female would-be customer of a dating portal received recently. The woman involved is a BBC journalist and a wheelchair user

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Posts Tagged ‘storytelling’

Model with Moebius Syndrome opens Fashion Week show

“I feel like this is just the beginning of representation in all of the media, and to showcase how beautiful differences really are.”

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Danielle McWilliams and The Photo Voice Project

“I have worked in facial difference research for almost five years now – something I never ever thought I would say.”

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“Two Sides of a Face”

“I was reminded that one person can make a difference. I was reminded that I was that person; that I made a difference. That the start of my advocacy work started with a spark of anger”.

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Never to be Hidden Again

When I didn’t want to deal with pointed fingers or questioning looks while out in public, I could just let down my shield of long hair to cover as much of it as I needed. Now that’s not an option.

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Why I Will Not Hide

I was reminded that one person can make a difference. I was reminded that I was that person; that I made a difference. That the start of my advocacy work started with a spark of anger.

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Disability History Month – Cultural Context: From USA to UK

Clara delves into cultural context and disability history. Having grown up in the US and after a move to the UK, she shares experiences of the parallel movements.

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