Beyond Compliance: Promoting the Success of People with Disabilities in the STEM Workforce

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: A Year of Reflections and Actions

June 10, 2024

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

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Building on the transformational conversation series, Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM from June 2023, speakers and panelists returned to share reflections and progress towards accessibility and inclusivity. In this anniversary event, watch as they discussed some of their lessons learned, how their respective institutions are working towards accessibility, and where they hope this critical area of STEM policy will go in the future.

Speakers included:

Christopher Atchison, PhD, Program Director, Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES), Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), National Science Foundation
Laura Castillo-Page, PhD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Logan Gin, PhD, Member of Planning Committee and Assistant Director, STEM Education, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University
Karen Marrongelle, PhD, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
Anita Marshall, PhD, Member of Planning Committee and Assistant Instructional Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Florida
Marcia McNutt, PhD, President of the National Academy of Sciences
Kate Mittendorf, PhD, Senior Staff Scientist, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Yvette Pearson, PhD, Vice President, Office of Campus Resources and Support, University of Texas at Dallas
Bonnie Swenor, PhD, Chair of Planning Committee and Director, Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center
Holden Thorp, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Science

Recordings and Materials of the June 2023 Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM Conversation Series are available below:

June 5 National Leadership Summit
June 7 Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces
June 13 Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem
June 15 Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces
June 16 Rooting out Bias and Barriers

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

mdahlberg@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Rooting out Bias and Barriers

June 16, 2023

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

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This virtual session of Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM focused on the need to decrease bias and know down barriers to facilitate full participation of people with disabilities in the STEM workforce. Discussions focused on the need to critically examine environments (both physical and otherwise) to find the structures and policies and attitudes that limit participation. Tools for examining barriers were presented and strategies for overcoming barriers were also shared. In addition, this wrap up session for the series concluded with remarks from the planning committee members on what they have learned from the process, the sessions, and the participants that can inform future work to better include people with disabilities in the STEM workforce.

This was the final event in a transformational set of conversations on Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM, which also includes:

June 5 National Leadership Summit
June 7 Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces
June 13 Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem
June 15 Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces

All events include an ASL interpreter and CART interpretation. Slides and electronic documents are available online. Event recordings will be posted online after their conclusion and a proceeding summarizing the series of events will be published. The summary will be freely available for online reading and download in fall of 2023. It will be accompanied by papers commissioned for the series and a resource collection on disability inclusion approaches for conferences and conference planning, which will be prepared in cooperation with accessibility consultants at the DO-IT Center of the University of Washington. This series is supported by the National Science Foundation.

*Agendas available as accessible Word documents upon request.

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

bhew@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces

June 15, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

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This virtual session of Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM focused on the important role of education in preparing students with disabilities as they enter the STEM ecosystem. Discussions focused on the need to challenge assumptions about who can learn and succeed in STEM and the need to make direct changes to policies and practices to facilitate positive educational experiences for students. Examples will include asset based approaches to learning in classrooms, laboratories, online, and in the field.

This was the fourth event in a transformational set of conversations on Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM, which also includes:

June 5 National Leadership Summit
June 7 Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces
June 13 Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem
June 16 Rooting out Bias and Barriers

All events include an ASL interpreter and CART interpretation. Slides and electronic documents are available online. Event recordings will be posted online after their conclusion and a proceeding summarizing the series of events will be published. The summary will be freely available for online reading and download in fall of 2023. It will be accompanied by papers commissioned for the series and a resource collection on disability inclusion approaches for conferences and conference planning, which will be prepared in cooperation with accessibility consultants at the DO-IT Center of the University of Washington. This series is supported by the National Science Foundation.

*Agendas available as accessible Word documents upon request.

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

bhew@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem

June 13, 2023

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

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This virtual session of Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM focused on the important role of mentorship in supporting students and workers with disabilities in the STEM ecosystem. We learned from the science of mentorship about principles of mentorship and proven approaches. We also discussed the importance of belonging, learned about the benefits of mutual mentorship among peers, and heard from multiple mentor/mentee pairs about their own experiences and their recommendations for others.

This was the third event in a transformational set of conversations on Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM, which also included:

June 5 National Leadership Summit
June 7 Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces
June 15 Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces
June 16 Rooting out Bias and Barriers

All events include an ASL interpreter and CART interpretation. Slides and electronic documents are available online. Event recordings will be posted online after their conclusion and a proceeding summarizing the series of events will be published. The summary will be freely available for online reading and download in fall of 2023. It will be accompanied by papers commissioned for the series and a resource collection on disability inclusion approaches for conferences and conference planning, which will be prepared in cooperation with accessibility consultants at the DO-IT Center of the University of Washington. This series is supported by the National Science Foundation.

*Agendas available as accessible Word documents upon request.

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

bhew@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces

June 7, 2023

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

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This virtual session of Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM focused on examining workplaces by considering the perspectives of employees and employers in various STEM fields. We explored access and inclusion practices and policies that can contribute to supporting and advancing persons with disabilities at work.

This was the second event in a transformational set of conversations on Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM, which also included:

June 5 National Leadership Summit
June 13 Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem
June 15 Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces
June 16 Rooting out Bias and Barriers

All events include an ASL interpreter and CART interpretation. Slides and electronic documents are available online. Event recordings will be posted online after their conclusion and a proceeding summarizing the series of events will be published. The summary will be freely available for online reading and download in fall of 2023. It will be accompanied by papers commissioned for the series and a resource collection on disability inclusion approaches for conferences and conference planning, which will be prepared in cooperation with accessibility consultants at the DO-IT Center of the University of Washington. This series is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

bhew@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Summit

Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: A National Leadership Summit

June 5, 2023

11:00 AM - 4:30 PM (ET)

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Although people with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States, stigma and ableism continue to limit opportunities for disabled people to fully contribute to and be successful in the STEM ecosystem.

This hybrid National Leadership Summit took place in-person at the National Academies of Sciences’ Keck Center in Washington D.C. and online on June 5, 2023. Panels and presentations explored issues related to the accessibility and inclusivity of STEM workplaces for persons with disabilities. With asset-based and intersectional approaches to understanding the experiences of persons with disabilities across STEM workplaces, the agenda included discussions of disability identity, workplace ecosystems, systemic institutional barriers limiting career advancement, and access and inclusion practices and policies that support and advance persons with disabilities in the STEM.

The National Leadership Summit was the first in a transformational set of conversations on Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM, which also included:

June 7 Creating Disability-Inclusive Workforces and Workplaces
June 13 Fostering Effective Mentorship in the STEM Ecosystem
June 15 Cultivating Accessible Educational Pathways and Spaces
June 16 Rooting out Bias and Barriers

All events include an ASL interpreter and CART interpretation. Slides and electronic documents are available online. Event recordings will be posted online after their conclusion and a proceeding summarizing the series of events will be published. The summary will be freely available for online reading and download in fall of 2023. It will be accompanied by papers commissioned for the series and a resource collection on disability inclusion approaches for conferences and conference planning, which will be prepared in cooperation with accessibility consultants at the DO-IT Center of the University of Washington. This series is supported by the National Science Foundation.

*Agendas available as accessible Word documents upon request.

Contact

Maria Lund Dahlberg

bhew@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

Maria Lund Dahlberg

mdahlberg@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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