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Raising Expectations to Change Lives
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM EDTVirginia Stern has been working to change the probability of success and raise expectations for people with disabilities who are interested in, learning about or working in STEM environments.
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Making STEM Accessible to All Americans
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:40 PM EDTGeorge Kerscher is excited by all of the advancements making the visual aspects of STEM accessible to Americans with disabilities. Promoting and participating in joint efforts and initiatives, George continues to ensure that equal access to information and success in STEM careers is available to all those interested.
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Making a Difference for Students with Disabilities in STEM Education: Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Success
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:35 PM EDTUsing her own disability as a barometer for change, Maria Dolores Cimini, a practitioner, scientist and Assistant Director for Prevention and Program Evaluation at the University at Albany Counseling Center, addresses the proof that people with disabilities can succeed in STEM.
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Transforming Education with Universal Design for Learning
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM EDTDr. David Rose, co-founder of CAST, a not-for-profit research and development organization whose mission is to improve education, for all learners, through universal design for learning (UDL), seeks to ease the challenges educators face when trying to adequately teach different types of students and "expand and improve educational opportunities" for all learners.
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Believing to Succeed: The Power of STEM Education
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:25 PM EDTDeaf since infancy, Rafael San Miguel, former scientist for NASA and current scientist as Coca Cola, inspires youth to get excited about STEM. Using his disability as a means for motivation, Miguel far exceeded his dreams.
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STEM Education Success Powered by IDEAL’s ePub3 Reader
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:20 PM EDTSteve Jacobs, through his work as president of IDEAL Group, strives to continue providing tools and resources that enable American students to stay competitive in the global STEM arena. Specificially for Americans with disabilities, making sure there are ways to assist in their success is crucial for the advancement of this country.
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Overcoming Society’s Barriers to Bring Mobility to the World
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM EDTDetermined not to let Spinal Muscular Atrophy hasten his independence, Ralph Braun, founder and CEO of the The Braun Corporation, engineered the the world's first motorized scooter, among other mobility assistants, and continues to revolutionize the way Americans with disabilities see their futures.
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Providing Literacy for Informed Citizenry through Braille
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:05 PM EDTJoseph Sullivan, president of Duxbury Systems, Inc. has been a proponent of braille resources since the company opened in 1975, and was calls chairing "the technical design subcommittee of a BANA-ICEB project, charged with bringing together diverse English braille codes into a single Unified English Braille Code" a high point in his career.
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Beyond Challenges: Biological Sciences and Civic Engagement
Posted by on May 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM EDTNasrin Taei is proud to be making a difference in the lives of Americans through her work in biochemistry -- specifically, "hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart-related abnormality, [that] is the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes at sporting events."
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Supporting Community Living
Posted by on April 26, 2012 at 4:45 PM EDTThe Affordable Care Act helps all Americans, including people with disabilities and seniors, live at home with the supports they need, rather than in nursing homes or other institutions, and participate in communities that value their contributions.
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