Face equality is a social movement that seeks to normalize and de-stigmatize facial disfigurement (FD), and, by extent, lessen prejudice towards individuals with facial disfigurements.
[1] The term and corresponding movement was founded in 2008 by UK-based charity Changing Faces.
[2] Themes for the week have included "Stop the Stare" (2022),[4] and "We Will Not Hide" (2023).
The Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation in Taiwan also holds a Facial Equality Day in May.
[7][8] Groups which have joined FEI include Changing Faces (UK), the European Cleft Organisation, FACES (US), the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors (US), the Smile Foundation (South Africa), and Smile Train.