Now entering its fourth edition, the directory will be available upon request in print and CD-Rom formats, but participants' information will not be posted to the Internet. Research for the directory is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The Resource Directory will be useful in many quarters: grant-giving agencies seeking peer reviewers or consultants with disabilities; event planners in need of speakers; curriculum and technology developers; policy-makers; news reporters; students; counselors; faculty; and families. The directory also can help to promote networking among professionals with disabilities.
Today's scientists and engineers with disabilities face different challenges at school or work, compared with earlier generations. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandated access to higher education for qualified students with disabilities. The Education of All Handicapped Children Act (now know as IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 also promoted educational and career opportunities for all.
The individuals in the Resource Directory encompass all science and engineering disciplines and the full range of apparent and non-apparent disabilities.
The Resource Directory will be useful in many quarters: grant-giving agencies seeking peer reviewers or consultants with disabilities; event planners in need of speakers; curriculum and technology developers; policy-makers; news reporters; students; counselors; faculty; and families. The directory also can help to promote networking among professionals with disabilities.
Today's scientists and engineers with disabilities face different challenges at school or work, compared with earlier generations. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandated access to higher education for qualified students with disabilities. The Education of All Handicapped Children Act (now know as IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 also promoted educational and career opportunities for all.
The individuals in the Resource Directory encompass all science and engineering disciplines and the full range of apparent and non-apparent disabilities.
