Awareness
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Mum shows off ileostomy bag to inspire body-positivity in others
She's had Crohn's disease since she was 15.
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Stunning photo series captures Tanzanian children with albinism living through adversity
"My goal was to create images that people would be drawn to, to touch their hearts."
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27-year-old in 'menopause' shares shocking reality of endometriosis
"This is quite shocking to people. This is me. This is endometriosis," she wrote. "I never intended to share these photos."
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This group of students are using Snapchat to talk openly about sexual assault
"Snapchat is a platform that is led by us."
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Famed photographer Rankin shoots striking campaign of people with learning disabilities
Having a disability shouldn’t put you at a disadvantage when it comes to social situations. Unfortunately, a large number of people feel uncomfortable being around people with learning disabilities, according to charity Mencap. Their ‘Here I Am’ campaign aims to change the way we think and feel about learning disabilities. A stunning portrait series, shot by acclaimed photographer Rankin, sees eight individuals laughing and smiling.
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These tattoo artists are making invisible illnesses visible
It was founded by Arianna Warner, who has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) - a near-invisible injury that causes persistent severe pain - and is made up of five artists each with their own invisible disability or illness: Aubrey Hight, Lindsay Carter, Kimber Teatro, Trevor Ward and Tanya Magdalena. Each artist created a temporary tattoo representing their experience of their disability, and making it easier to understand.
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M&S want to help fight breast cancer by getting women moving
When it comes to being breast cancer aware, we know we should be regularly checking our boobs (you are, aren’t you?) but did you realise that there’s something else that could help? According to experts at a leading breast cancer charity just 30 minutes of exercise a day can reduce the risk of the disease by up to 20 per cent. To help spread the get-active word, Marks and Spencer has teamed up with Breast Cancer Now and enlisted the help of seven inspirational women, whose lives have been affe