Disability Awareness: The Fight for Accessibility
From: Nature - 04/06/2016
By: Eryn Brown

An aisle too narrow, a lab bench too high: the scientific world is a complex
place for researchers with disabilities. But many of them find ingenious ways
to make it work. Scientists who have disabilities use a growing array of
specialized equipment to enable them to carry out research.

Success requires desire, grit, and ingenuity. Researchers who have trouble
seeing, hearing or with mobility need creative workarounds in the lab and
field. They may have to design their own equipment. They need a crew of
friends, peers, and mentors who can provide support. And they must seek work
that capitalizes on their strengths, accepting that some assignments may be
beyond their reach -  at least for now.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7597-137a
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2016/160407/pdf/nj7597-137a.pdf

Links:
STEMM Disability Advisory Committee
http://www.stemdisability.org.uk

AAAS Entry Point!
http://www.aaas.org/program/entrypoint

Submitted by Brianna Blaser