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LINK20 members are sharing their thoughts, challenges, and tips on the COVID-19 pandemic on our new blog. Check out our latest publications below. If you would like to contribute to the blog, we would love to hear from you! Please email rinat@rudermanfoundation.org for more details.

 

 

We are excited to launch our new E-Book, Finding the Silver Lining: A LINK20 Perspective for COVID-19. This book is a collection of all the articles written by LINK20 advocates in the past few months as a response to COVID-19. We hope you enjoy reading the articles.

 

 

 

 

 

 
By Meenakshi Das
 
When I changed my major to Computer Science in 2015, never did I think I would get the opportunity to intern for a comp

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By Kendra Gottsleben
 
In the past, I have often wondered if I would be able to successfully work at a job remotely. Would I be able to create pr

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By James Rath
 
My name is James Rath and I’ve been legally blind since birth. I’m a filmmaker and use my skills to share stories from wi

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By Rania Abi Rafeh
 
On a regular day, before the pandemic, walking the streets of NYC with my physical disability felt like a high stakes video

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By Lizzie Gray
2019 and 2020 were shaping up to be wonderful years. I got my Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Massasoit Community Colle

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By Sarah Horowitz
 
As a stereotypical over-functioner, I react to stress as a bulldozer reacts to a pile of rubble – with a powerful push and

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By Jonathan Bertrand
 
In the wake of COVID-19 we’ve come to realize that a new day in age is upon us, as an African American male dealing

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By Aaron Kaufman
 
The news is extremely depressing these days. 100,000 Americans have died as a result of COVID -19, millions of people have los

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By Sarah Kim
 
“It’d be easier to understand me if we do the interview over video chat due to my speech impairment.” I’ve written a coupl

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By Amani Carson
 
Recently LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence  Index found that over half the population would like to maintain the option to wor

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By Lucy Meyer
 
My name is Lucy Meyer. I have cerebral palsy and graduated from high school last year. While staying at home during the coronavir

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By  Larissa Martin
 
By definition, luxury is a state of great comfort and extravagant living.
During this pandemic, I have noticed a lot of peo

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By Jenny Sichel
 
Every night for the past two months, I have left my bedroom window open, because every morning the birds sing and remind me tha

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By Katherine Magnoli
 
For as long as I can remember, I have identified with the movie the Wizard of Oz. I felt as if I was Dorothy, always dream

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By Marisa Parker
 
For me, finding the silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic can be difficult. I find that the constant flow of coronavirus n

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By Russell Lehmann
 
Due to COVID-19, our world has been turned upside down. Restaurants once full of lively conversation now sit empty and desol

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By Kendra Muller Taylor
 
There has been much talk in higher education about the “unprecedented” and “uncertain” nature of our times. I a

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By Selma Sulejman
 
As I sit down and begin to compose this short piece, I realize how difficult it has become to formulate and thereby understan

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