Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world
Claras Face
In this Feb. 22, 2012 photo, Clara Beatty, 9, looks at a remote control while watching television at her Winnetka, Ill., home. The fourth-grader was born with facial deformities, including underdeveloped cheekbones and a small jaw, caused by a genetic mutation called Treacher Collins syndrome. Her mother, Janet, says at home or school or church, there, people know her. To them, she is just Clara - the funny, kind girl who wants to be a doctor when she grows up, who's quick to help classmates with homework when she finishes her own. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)