This topic has been frequently on the ACS Division of Chemical Health and
Safety list lately.
Steve Stepenuck
On 10/11/18, 9:39 PM, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety on behalf
of Patricia Redden wrote:
A 2017 NSF report (Women, Minorities and Persons with
Disabilities in Science and Engineering) reports that 6% of the US
population ages 18-34 is estimated to have a disability, and that in 2012
about 11% of the undergraduate population reported a disability. Nearly 25%
of these students enroll in a science or engineering field. Do you feel
knowledgeable about including students with physical disabilities requiring
mobility, visual or hearing accommodations in the laboratory setting?
The New York Section is sponsoring a day-long
symposium on methods for adapting laboratory experiences for students with
disabilities, directed toward high school and college science faculty,
graduate teaching assistants, and disability service administrators. The
program is co-sponsored by the national ACS Committee on Chemists with
Disabilities and the CUNY Graduate Center, and will be free to attendees
with prior registration.
The program will be held on Saturday, October 27, in Manhattan,
at the CUNY Graduate Center, Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, from 9:00 am to
3:30 pm.
Attendees in person will receive ³Teaching Chemistry to Students
with Disabilities,² a publication of the Committee on Chemists with
Disabilities. In addition to the live audience, we will livestream the
program on Facebook Live; again, prior registration is necessary.
Topics will include:
- relevant legislation
- laboratory design
- safety considerations in the lab environment
- adapted lab equipment and procedures for experiments, evaluative materials
and instruction for students with a variety of disabilities
- electronic data collection in the laboratory
- ACS materials and programs
- service dogs in the laboratory environment
Please register to attend in person or online at:
https://tinyurl.com/y9xqkmjb
Patricia Redden, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry Department
Fellow, American Chemical Society
Fellow, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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