Stories By Sherina Poyyail
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Health
Despite Policies, Content Around Eating Disorders Continues to Plague Social Media Platforms
June 29, 2020On most platforms, filters to mask eating disorder-related content are easy to bypass.
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Mental Health
Artists Reflect on Staying Creative and Finding Inspiration in COVID-19 Lockdown
June 12, 2020Creative slumps and spurts of inspiration, artists are looking inward as the world around them closes...
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Special Needs
Twitter Draws Criticism From the Deaf Community Over Inaccessible New Voice Tweet Feature
June 19, 2020For those with hearing impairments, voice tweets are inaccessible without transcriptions to support them.
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Mental Health
A Double Edged Sword: How the Pandemic Is Affecting Freelancers
June 17, 2020Financial instability is a concern for some freelancers who have seen a decrease in their workload...
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Special Needs
Black and Disabled: How Racial Discrimination Is Amplified by Ableism
June 8, 2020Facing the compound discrimination of ableism and racism, black disabled people reflect on how system injustice...
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Culture
Why Some Young Indians Are Reconsidering Parenthood After COVID-19
May 29, 2020The pandemic has aggravated mental health challenges and financial difficulties causing people to reconsider or delay...
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Culture
How Millennials Are Preparing for Death by Creating End-of-Life Plans
May 25, 2020Millennials are customizing their end-of-life plans to better represent and celebrate the lives they've lived.
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Mental Health
How Indian Families Are Moving Past Stigma to Talk About Mental Health
May 15, 2020"It was important for the entire family to be together in this little journey of getting...
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Mental Health
The Mental Health Collective Breaking Through Caste Discrimination in India
May 1, 2020From creating safe spaces to conducting workshops, The Blue Dawn is exploring ways to confront the...
