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

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Foundation under Grant No.EEC-1733636. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] L. H. Jamieson and J. R. Lohmann, Creating a culture for scholarly and systematic innovation in engineering education: Ensuring engineering has the right people with the right talents for a global society. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Engineering Education, 2009.[2] ASEE. (2016, Dec 18, 2017). About: ASEE Action on Diversity. Available: https://diversity.asee.org/[3] M. V. Svyantek, "Missing from the classroom: Current representations of disability in engineering education," in

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Alexander Michael Alvarez, University of Arizona; Paula C. Johnson, University of Arizona; Stephanie Zawada M.S., University of Arizona; Linda R. Shaw; Marla A. Franco, University of Arizona; Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona

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science, law, and business, Zawada has interned with the NIH Office of Technology Transfer, the Law Library of Congress, the Goldwater Insti- tute, and Quarles & Brady LLP. Graduating from UA with a bachelor’s in biochemistry as the Class of 2015’s Gold Medal Senior, Zawada was the recipient of the General Electric/LULAC Scholarship (2012- 2015) and a NASA Space Grant (2012-13). As a U.S. Senate intern, she assisted in the development of a HELP Committee memo during the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of cDNA patentabil- ity. She has promoted science-policy dialogue as editor of the ABA Biotechnology Law Newsletter, an AMSA Just Medicine Committee member, and an international representative to the

Conference Session

Disability Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Meenakshi Manas Das, Mississippi State University; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Litany H. Lineberry, Mississippi State University; Chase Addison Barr

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. disability, that does not mean I am incapable of helping others and making a difference in IX. REFERENCES their lives. ….a camp student made a bracelet and gave it to me at the end of the camp. That [1] S. Burgstahler and and R. Ladner. 2007. ‘Increasing the participation made my day and elevated my confidence of people with disabilities in computing fields.’ Computer, 40(5). further. [2] Bureau of Labor Statitstics, ‘People with a disability less likely to have completed