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Michael Williams-Stark and I stood on stage at a high school presentation on diversity and acceptance. “What do you see, who do you see when you look at Michael?” I asked the kids. They answered back, “a biker,” “a hippie,” “a rock musician,” “an old guy!” And Michael responded, “Well, actually, I’m a cartoon character

Michael Williams-Stark has vivid memories of the kids who used to call out to him and follow him around when he was three or four years old. He’s just not sure when he realized that they were making fun of him. (more…)

"I know that people would yell at me all the time or scream things at me out of cars. I just thought I was a really popular guy - everything is about me." At the time of his birth in 1955, Michael Williams-Stark's was considered the worst bilateral cleft lip and palate case in British Columbia...

B.C. Lions linebacker Adam Bighill, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, has turned his facial defect into a strength — and he believes he can help others do the same.