THE NEED-FOR-MORE-AWARENESS WATCH

And this is something that remains important for all of us--the need to build awareness of us--those of us with Moebius Syndrome, our families, and in general the need to build awareness of all of those with facial or general physical differences.  Because you know, there are people out there who don't "get" that there are a lot of folks with physical differences.  They don't "get" that appreciating diversity is not just about being aware of things like race, class, and gender--that "diversity" also encompasses those who have a facial difference; and that those with such differences deserve the same kind of equality as is demanded for everyone else.  Yes, but some still just don't get it.  See for example what happened recently when a young girl in a wheelchair, and her family, tried to go to a museum:

A family is crying foul after they say their daughter was denied access to a museum because her wheelchair might dirty the carpet.
The Haas family traveled from their home in Charlotte, N.C. to Savannah, Ga. for a fun getaway over the weekend. But when they attempted to visit the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, the family says they were told that they could not bring their daughter Lexi, 11, in her wheelchair.
“They said wheelchairs are okay, but not hers,” Lexi’s dad, Ken Haas, told WBTV. “I said, but my shoes walk right behind her wheelchair. They’ve been in exactly the same place.”
Haas said they were told that Lexi could use the museum’s wheelchair, but he indicated that the facility’s chair was not supportive enough for his daughter who cannot sit independently. Alternatively, they were told that the girl could watch a video while the rest of the family viewed the exhibit.
Officials at the museum said the employee who spoke with the family misunderstood the facility’s policy. The museum’s director has since apologized.
“They really need to train their staff,” Lexi’s mom, Susan Haas, said. “That is a significant error.”

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Outrageous.  Those with physical differences are people, too...