Discrimination against those with a facial disfigurement is not treated the same as other human rights or disability issues. Here's why—and what can be done about it, writes kathleen_bogart
In summary, we are calling for greater recognition of facial difference, visible difference, disfigurement, or whatever your preferred terminology is, within wider equality and human rights movements. In order for disfigurement to emerge as an independent equality issue, and to come out from ‘hiding, it is imperative that:
Clear, explicit, and inclusive legal protections that name disfigurement are required in order to empower individuals to assert such protections, and in order for the law to adequately protect and serve the disfigurement community as a marginalized minority group.
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