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NYC Walk for Kids with Craniofacial Difference, Oct. 18

The action of Forwardface is not well known in Japan. Very powerfull movement!

http://positiveexposure.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/nyc-walk-for-kids-with-craniofacial-difference-oct-18/

http://www.firstgiving.com/forwardface

Changing Faces' face equality campaign

I joined Changing Faces' face equality campaign to post my photo. It's very easy and effective action for all. I hope to join this campaign for Japanese people with facial disfigurement.

Nishikura's Work

Difficulties with employment: understanding the experiences of people with visible differences

Miki Nishikura＊

University of Tokyo, Japan


Since the 1980s, and in contrast to Japan, many researchers in the UK have revealed that facial disfigurement can disturb social interactions and have a great psychological impact upon the people affected. Despite the known psychological and social consequences associated with facial disfigurement, little is understood of the economic difficulties confronting people with visible differences. The aim of this paper is to explore the various difficulties that people with visible differences experience in terms of employment. Fourteen people with visible differences participated in this small qualitative study. This paper argues that research on the difficulties for people with visible differences people in terms of employment has to pay attention to the stage ‘before applying for a job’ and, in addition, focus on the significant effects arising from a person’s concealment of their visible difference.

Keywords: visible difference; facial disfigurement; difficulties with employment; qualitative research

http://www.read-tu.jp/english/Forum2009/paper/nishikura.doc

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2nd International Conference

2nd International Conference on Psychosocial Research and Services for Burn Survivors and People with Facial Disfigurement is being organized by Sunshine Foundation on May 17th-18th 2008, at the GIS Conference Center in Taipei City, Taiwan.

http://www.sunshine.org.tw/english/about.asp