Real stories

This Face Equality Week our campaigners have been talking about how they handle other people’s reactions to visible difference.

Our new Chief Executive, Heather, shares her thoughts on her first day and wishes everyone a happy Face Equality Week.

On her last day, Becky bids a fond farewell and reflects on her time as Chief Executive at Changing Faces.

Wendy, one of our Wellbeing Practitioners, explains more about her role and the counselling support sessions we offer to people with a visible difference.

Acting helped Robert grow in confidence in his youth. Now he wants to see more positive representation of people with visible differences on screen.

Acne has been a big part of Isabella’s life, but she now uses her experiences on social media to celebrate difference and to promote acceptance.

Our Head of Education and Learning, Susan, shares some activities for parents and teachers to do with children, to help them learn about visible difference.

We've launched a new website! Our Head of Digital Transformation, Claire, provides a guide to the new website, covering what has changed and why.

Georgia has two sons, Theo and Jude, who were both born with clefts. She wants to educate people to be more accepting of difference.

Our campaigner Peter wants to help people understand the whole of his visible difference – include those aspects that people can’t see.

Our campaigner Amba discusses how glaucoma affects her and what it’s like to live with an invisible condition as part of her visible difference.

Tatyana sustained burns in a fire at age 8. She's challenging brands to be more diverse in who they choose to represent them.