See the latest blog entry from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Buckeye Chapter that highlights the NAGD and the National Science Foundation funded virtual reality project.
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Geoscience Graduates in High Demand: Increasing Need for Advanced Access and Inclusion in Geoscience Training?
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According to the latest Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report from the American Geoscience Institute, released May 2014, jobs...
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US President Proclaims International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012
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Presidential Proclamation — International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012 Please see below for a proclamation from President Obama...
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Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance (OSAA) Scholar Presents at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
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Denver, CO – Jacob Brewer, an undergraduate Human Factors Psychology student at Wright State University presented his recent field...
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Increased demand for U.S. geoscientists also suggests need for increased access to geoscience programs for students with disabilites
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Boulder, CO, USA – A recent American Geosciences Institute workforce evaluation estimates that by 2021, some 150,000 to 220,000...
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The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30
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“Disability only becomes a tragedy for me when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our...
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A Google Street View Seismic Hazards Field Trip with Bonus Tactile Activity
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IAGD editors note: We are pleased to present a guest post by William Davis at Scripps Institution of Oceanography....
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Field “sight” experiences: Petrology field trip with IAGD member Gina Ceylan
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Columbia, MO – Recently, Gina Ceylan, IAGD member and blind doctoral student at the University of Missouri participated in...
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IAGD develops new tactile graphics repository for teaching geoscience concepts to Blind and low vision students
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Open any geology textbook. Its full-color photographs, illustrations, graphs, and maps are valuable for providing context and learning the...
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