Open any geology textbook. Its full-color photographs, illustrations, graphs, and maps are valuable for providing context and learning the story that geology has to tell. For Blind and low vision learners, these images are inaccessible. Providing alternate text to describe imagery with words provides some degree of accessibility, but...
Why I Give Chris Atchison, Executive Director, IAGD “Why are you working so hard for so few students?” This was a common question I was asked when I started promoting the mission of the IAGD in 2008. At that time, I was not sure how to answer, but I...
Every year, the IAGD honors those who are going above and beyond to include all students in their classes and research experiences. This year, Dr. Michele Cooke has been named the 2020 IAGD Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research Awardee. Dr. Cooke has been a foundational leader in accessible and...
“Disability only becomes a tragedy for me when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives” – Judy Heumann On July 26, 1990, disability activists witnessed the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Leveraging momentum from the civil rights movements, the...
The IAGD Executive Committee collectively expresses our concerns for the lack of equity and justice for people of color in the United States and throughout the world. As an organization focused on accessibility and inclusion, we expect to be held accountable for our actions as we aim to support...
Dear IAGD Community, I’ve been taking some time this week to reflect on the events and activities of the IAGD over the past decade, and wanted to share some of the highlights with you. We have a lot to be proud of. At the end of 2009, we were...
I'm Gabi Serrato Marks, a PhD candidate in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in oceanography, where I study paleoclimate with stalagmites. I’m writing to tell you a little bit about what the IAGD means to me, and to ask you to support us.
The holiday season is upon us, which means fundraising season is in full swing. The International Association for Geoscience Diversity has grown so much in the past few years in membership and reach. Students contact us daily for our assistance in advocating for better access and inclusion in their...
Each year, the IAGD coordinates an Accessible field trip for the Geological Society Annual meeting. This year, the IAGD field trip focused on the karst features of Kentucky, with stops at the sinkhole exhibit at the National Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave National Park. It was wonderful to see...
Every year, the IAGD honors those who are going above and beyond to include all students in their classes and research experiences. This month, Dr. Linda Reinen from Pomona College has been named the 2018 IAGD Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research Awardee. Dr. Reinen’s commitment to inclusive design is...
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