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...
Last fall, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and the IAGD hosted the 2014 AGI Leadership Forum entitled: Accommodating Geoscience Workforce Diversity: Including the Talents of All Geoscientists illuminated the challenges faced by geoscientists living with disabilities, as well as addressed strategies for increasing accessibility within the discipline. During this...
US Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announces launch of Web portal on accessible workplace technology WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced the launch of http://www.PEATworks.org – a comprehensive Web portal spearheaded by ODEP’s Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology....
According to the latest Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report from the American Geoscience Institute, released May 2014, jobs requiring training in the geosciences continue to be lucrative and in-demand. Even with increased enrollment and graduation from geoscience programs, the data still project a shortage of around 135,000 geoscientists...
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The formal report, now in the form of a digest, is issued every 2 years. The current digest, along...
Presidential Proclamation — International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012 Please see below for a proclamation from President Obama on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Americans have always understood that each of us is entitled to...
A new SRI-led study finds that people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are significantly more likely to choose STEM majors, if they attend college. The study also paints the first picture of college enrollment and participation in STEM majors for young adults with ASDs, compared with their peers in...
Washington, DC – From the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. What GAO Found Students with disabilities face several longstanding challenges accessing services that may assist them as they transition from high school into postsecondary...
The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia has made a new book publicly available. According to lead author Nathan Moon, Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) “is a survey of the research on...
Liz, a columnist & author for MoveoverMS.org and Columbus, Ohio’s Suburban News, is a Jefferson Award Winner and an Ambassador for the MS Society. She suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and is also hearing impaired. She is extremely supportive of enhancing opportunites for diversity through innovation, and the idea of helping people with...
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