RDE Collaborative Dissemination - Resources
Accessible Technology
Comprehensive Resources
- AccessSTEM Knowledge Base
- Alliances to Promote the Participation of Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- DO-IT Photo Collection
- Pathways to Science
Evaluation Instruments
- 2011 Report of the AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study (ALTS)
- EAST-2 Evaluation Instruments - used as a part of the evaluation of EAST-2 activities.
- STEM Presentation Evaluation Instruments
Event Reports and Proceedings
- Accessible Information Technology Capacity Building Institute
- AccessSTEM Capacity Building Institute
- Access to Computing in Higher Education: Building Capacity
- Access to Science: Accommodations and Universal Design Capacity Building Institutes
- Building Capacity for Veterans with Disabilities
- Summit to Create a Cyber-Community to Advance Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in STEM (in PDF)
- Web Accessibility Capacity Building Institute
Informal Science Education
- Facilitating Accessibility Reviews of Informal Science Education Facilities and Programs
- Informal Science Education Accessibility Review
- International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity
Making STEM Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Access2STEM
- Accessible Physics Concepts for Blind Students
- Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering by Welcoming Participants with Disabilities
- BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning
- Checklist for Making Computer Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Checklist for Making Science Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Deaf Educational Access for Computational Science
- Effective Practices for Description of Science Content within Digital Talking Books
- Equal Access: Science and Students with Sensory Impairments (plus related video)
- Hand Talk: American Indian Sign Language
- Making Science Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Returning from Service: College and Careers for Veterans with Disabilities (plus related video)
- SciTrainU
- The Winning Equation: Access + Attitude = Success in Math and Science
- Working Together: Science Teachers and Students with Disabilities (plus related video)
Personal Stories
- Access to Advancement, Part 1 - five stories shed light on programs, practices,
and tools designed to increase the participation of women with disabilities in STEM.
- DO-IT and AccessSTEM improve transitions to STEM education and careers.
- Entry Point! opens doors and launches women into STEM education programs and careers.
- Mind Alliance helping minority students with disabilities succeed in STEM.
- Sci-Vis makes space camp accessible to students with visual impairments.
- TechGirlz uses hands-on STEM activities to engage young girls who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- Access to Advancement, Part 2 - five women with disabilities share their experiences with the programs, practices, and tools featured in part 1, and discuss their achievements in STEM fields.
Spotlights
- Columbus Quad Faculty and Advisor Learning Community Ohio STEM Ability Alliance
- Ohio State University hosts Residential Summer Student Learning Community
- Ohio's STEM Ability Alliance Columbus Quad Student Highlights
- Radio Series Encourages Young Women with Disabilities to Consider Careers in Science
- Temple Grandin Speaks with Students at Ohio State University
Statistics and Research
- 2011 Report of the AccessSTEM/AccessComputing/DO-IT Longitudinal Transition Study (ALTS)
- Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, Volume 24(4): STEM Special Issue
- The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- U.S. Department of Education Research and Statistics
- Where can I find statistics about education and career attainment for individuals with disabilities?
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
Universal Design
- Center for Universal Design
- Center for Universal Design in Education
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning
- Universal Design Applications in Biology Training Videos
