ED005
Beyond Accommodation: Best Practices for Universal Design in Lab-, Field-, and Computational-Based STEMM Research and Education

Session ID#: 161565

Session Description:
Disability is an essential component of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in STEMM.  This session will explore opportunities to incorporate universal design into STEMM education and research activities. Intentional design for inclusive spaces – including cultural shifts in STEMM education and research – has the potential to dramatically shift how we conduct science, who participates in science across all career stages, and what our collective scientific enterprise discovers.  This session will bring together speakers who can bring to light the leading practices for improving accessibility for disabled scientists that conduct and participate in lab-, field-, and computational-based research.  We welcome talks that highlight strategies for increasing accessibility in the physical, social, and life sciences, including: current barriers to full participation, moving beyond accommodations to universal design, the role of mentoring and other support networks, and the institutional policies and cultural change needed to ensure long-term change.
Index Terms:

0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6630 Workforce [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]

Primary Convener:  Maggie Walser, National Academy of Science, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Deborah Glickson, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Washington, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Katalyn Voss, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, United States
 
Why we need to crip the classroom (and the lab and the field...) (1126359)
Michele L Cooke, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States
 
Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field, Laboratory, and Computational Science (1172026)
Maggie Walser, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, United States and Deborah Glickson, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada
 
Identifying Opportunities for Incorporating Universal Design in Field-Based Geoscience Courses: A Students-as-Partners Approach (1179421)
Laura Lukes1, Peri Sheppard2, Brett Gilley1 and Sarah Bean Sherman1, (1)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
 
FROM CLASSROOM TO CAREER: BUILDING A CULTURE OF ACCESS FOR GEOSCIENTISTS WITH DISABILITIES. (1186246)
Shirley Jackson, CUNY York College, Jamaica, NY, United States, Anita Marie Marshall, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States, Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States, Michele L Cooke, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Geosciences, Amherst, MA, United States, Jennifer L Piatek, Central Connecticut State University, Department of Geological Sciences, New Britain, CT, United States and Elizabeth C Sibert, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
 
How success and struggle coexist in my career as a scientist with a learning disability (1198691)
Caitlin Callahan, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States
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