Don't let the world change your smile, let your smile change the world.
You've been for an appointment where you've had all your options laid out on the table. A surgical solution has been proposed that is designed to improve your appearance or your function, so naturally, you should grab the opportunity with open arms right?
I have spent a large amount of my working life encouraging people to feel comfortable in their skin and to accept themselves for who they are, so you can probably appreciate why I initially had thoughts that by opting for a nose job that I was being somewhat hypocritical.
Listen in on demand as Kenny, Iona and Jon speak with BBC Radio Scotland's John Beattie about growing up with Cleft Lip and Palate, and the Adult Services Project. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b7mjqm
In this video from CLAPA, Kenny looks back on the first 100 days of the Cleft Adult Services Project. Find more information on the project at http://www.clapa.com/adultservicesproject.
As those who know me well will know, in my earlier years, I struggled significantly to express myself using speech, and am all too aware of how painfully frustrating that is. I have been fortunate however, for the last 15 years or so, to have had speech which has been able to be understood widely... Continue Reading →
Cleft Awareness Week ran from the 5th-13th of May. Each day during Cleft Awareness Week, I pulled out a post, interview or presentation about cleft lip and palate to share - whatever your background, I hope that you found it interesting, and most importantly, that you learned something about the UK and NZ's most common... Continue Reading →
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the live presentation on Thursday 26 April - it was a pleasure to speak to you all. Thank you also to Belinda from CleftPALS for organising this opportunity. If you would like to watch the video again, you can now find this in the main part of... Continue Reading →
When studying the Central Nervous System, I used to try and remember what every component was and how it it all fits together. So, I tried to think of something visual that makes sense to me (and many others too), and thought of the London Underground Tube Map - a map that's not to scale,... Continue Reading →
Brought to you by ATANZ and the TalkLink Trust, this voice banking webinar outlines how to voice bank using the ModelTalker service. Copyright 2018 ATANZ / TalkLink Trust.
Last weekend and earlier this week, I had the privilege of spending some time with the folks at CleftPALS Queensland - the cleft lip and palate support network for people affected by cleft in Queensland, Australia (there are also other branches of CleftPALS in other Australian states).
I am excited to announce that in December I was offered and have subsequently accepted the position of UK Adult Services Coordinator with the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA).
In late 2017, I was interviewed by Sarla Donovan for Bay Harbour News about my experiences growing up with cleft lip and palate. This was published on Wednesday 10 Jan 2018 - read the article here: Bay Harbour News - 10 January 2018
Kenny Ardouin 