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

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Although nothing about STEM should inherently exclude people with disabilities, stigma and ableist cultures persist. With support from NSF, this conference series explored issues related to the accessibility and inclusivity of STEM workplaces for persons with disabilities. Taking asset-based and intersectional approaches to understanding the experiences of persons with disabilities across STEM workplaces, including research settings, the agenda included discussions of preferred language for describing disabilities, systemic institutional barriers limiting career advancement of persons with disabilities in STEM, and access and inclusion practices and policies that support and advance persons with disabilities in the STEM workforce.

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Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Promoting the Success of People with Disabilities in the STEM Workforce: Proceedings of a Workshop Series

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2024

People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States. While nothing about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, jobs, or workplaces would seem to inherently exclude people with disabilities, in practice, stigma and discrimination continue to limi...

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Commissioned Paper

Mittendorf - Reimagining Access Barriers to STEM Workforce for Disabled Individuals

Commissioned Paper

McDaniels and Asiedu - The Role of Mentorship in Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM

Commissioned Paper

Johnston and Perez - Creating Disability-Friendly and Inclusive Accessible Spaces in Higher Education

Commissioned Paper

Chini et al - Describing Disability Language and Models

Commissioned Paper

Blaser and Bellman - Promoting a Culture of Equity and Inclusion at NASEM-Design and Delivery of Accessible Events

Commissioned Paper

Mittendorf - Reimagining Access Barriers to STEM Workforce for Disabled Individuals.pdf

Commissioned Paper

McDaniels and Asiedu - Role of Mentorship in Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM.pdf

Commissioned Paper

Johnston and Perez - Creating Disability-Friendly and Inclusive Accessible Spaces in Higher Education.pdf

Commissioned Paper

Chini - Describing Disability Language and Models.pdf

Commissioned Paper
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