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Experiencing Disability in Undergraduate Civil Engineering Education: An Initial Examination of the Intersection of Disability and Professional Identities

Conference Session
Disability Track - Technical Session IV
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics
Disability
Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Con- struction and in the Department of Civil & Environmental
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New Affirmative Action Federal Contractor Regulations: An Opportunity for All Engineering Organizations to Broaden the Participation of People with Disabilities

Conference Session
Disability Track - Technical Session IV
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University; Yvette E. Pearson P.E., Rice University
Tagged Topics
Disability
earlier versions. Furthermore, we look at ways it canbe used to broaden the participation of people with disabilities in engineering organizations toimprove upon this overlooked dimension of diversity.IntroductionWulf (1998) wrote that the engineering “profession is diminished and impoverished by a lack ofdiversity. It doesn’t take a genius to see that in a world whose commerce is globalized,engineering designs must reflect the culture and taboos of a diverse customer base.” Thebusiness case for diversity is clear in Wulf’s statement; including people from all walks of life inthe engineering of products means better designs that address all the needs and constraints thatcome from differences in social identity.While Wulf’s statement has been
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