Information for
the media

Find out how you can support our new children's face equality campaign.

Getting it right

Journalists, broadcasters, film-makers and advertisers who get it right in relation to portrayals of disfigurement in the media make sure that they are:

1.  informed about the causes and effects of disfigurement

2.  have an open mind about the life and prospects of people with disfigurements

3.  write and develop films, programmes and adverts in partnerships with organisations like Changing Faces and people who have disfigurements themselves.

Use this area to get informed about disfigurement and find out how Changing Faces is raising awareness in the media.

Face equality campaign


One in every 111 people in the UK today has a significant disfigurement to their face.  We know people can and do lead successful lives but public attitudes, assumptions and discrimination make it hard to do so.  Find out how the Face Equality campaign aims to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and equally irrespective of facial appearance. 

Guidelines for journalists


Use these guidelines to report or present disfigurement in a balanced and accurate way.