In “A Journey of Self-Awareness towards Understanding Disability,” Dionna shares their experience navigating academia while living with multiple #disabilities — and how self-awareness became a path toward #advocacy, #inclusion, and accessible neuroscience. 👉 loom.ly/-VJQ83g #idpd2025 #idpwd2025

ICYMI: The 2026 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship applications are now open! I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜

🧠 ALBA Webinar: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower — Ep7 This #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities, join us for a powerful conversation with Dr Dionna Williams (Emory University School of Medicine, US) @dwwilliamslab.bsky.social 📅 3 Dec 2025 ⏰ 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET 👉 loom.ly/-VJQ83g #DisabledInSTEM

It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years! Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn... Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR... Applications due December 5th!

Next week REEF is hosting Oceans For All, Exploring Diverse Experiences in Marine Conservation panel. As a disabled scholar I’ll be bringing perspective on disability & accessibility in ocean/coastal science. Check out the other awesome panelists too! #disabledinstem us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

ICYMI: The 2026 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship applications are now open! I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜

8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

Shana V. Stoddard: How to create an environment for all science students to succeed Grad student Alyssa T. Paparella talks with this computational biochemist about adjusting work styles and leaning on community. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...

Cary Supalo: STEM students with disabilities deserve an authentic experience Graduate student Soren Lipman talks with this chemist and education researcher about accessibility gaps in teaching labs and assessments. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/education/Tr...

It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years! Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn... Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR... Applications due December 5th!

Media bias against women doesn’t just hurt female scientists’ careers; it also biases the information that gets the the public. For example, my field, lactation science, is likely a thing you just now learned exists. www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🛟 🩺 #BlueSci #MedSky #WomenInSci #SciMoms

In October 2025, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM. Meet the 2025 C&EN Trailblazers, chemists with disabilities who rethink how we do science: cen.acs.org/people/profi... #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪

"Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself. We all stand to gain from that." #NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky 🧪 cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

What does an accessible lab look like? Many research labs are inaccessible to disabled scientists, but they don’t have to be. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM #chemsky 🧪 cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

Working on a prez I’m giving @ Roger Williams about adapting field methods for better species detections & adapting field plans to be more inclusive of disabled scientists, & disability/accessibility in field work, while hooked up to IV infusion for my own (invisible)disability lol #disabledinSTEM

The 2025 Trailblazers guest editor uses computational models to study lung chemistry while building resources that help blind scientists succeed. #NDEAM #DisabledInSTEM cen.acs.org/physical-che...

Karl S. Booksh supercharges chemical measurements This sensor scientist and chemometrician uses data to make the most out of analytical instrumentation. #DisabledInSTEM #NDEAM cen.acs.org/analytical-c...

✨My first science feature is out in Chemical & Engineering News!✨ I interviewed and wrote about Dr. Shana V. Stoddard, a brilliant disabled scientist changing STEM. Disabled scientists deserve visibility and celebration. cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters

I’m very grateful to @cenmag.bsky.social for dedicating this year’s Trailblazers issue to disabled scientists. Representation matters and so does giving students the chance to contribute to the stories. Honored to be part of this powerful collection. #DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters

Where have I been the past couple months? Working on a project that will feature #DisabledInSTEM chemists who pushing the boundaries of their fields! Can't wait for that to go live Monday! Until then, I invite you to read about 8 disabled scientists who left a lasting mark on modern chemistry. ⬇️

C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists with disabilities are solving problems in new ways: cen.acs.org/people/profi... #DisabledInSTEM #chemsky #phdsky #academicsky #STEM 🧪

"When we design tools that welcome different ways of sensing and thinking, we open new reaction pathways for discovery. Inclusive design doesn’t just widen participation; it expands the very structure-function relationship of science itself." cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

So many were involved in this project, but I want to give a special shout out our guest editor Mona Minkara! Mona had a hand in selecting our theme and the 12 Trailblazers featured here. She also wrote a stellar guest essay that I highly encourage you to read: cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

These 12 profiles highlight how this year's @cenmag.bsky.social Trailblazers are expanding our knowledge of the molecular world, while not shying away from talking about the struggles that come with having to navigate inaccessible STEM environments. cen.acs.org/people/profi...

It so was hard to imagine having successful career in science as a disabled PhD student that eventually I just left. Who could have guessed that years later I would help create a magazine issue dedicated to highlighting Trailblazing disabled chemists! cen.acs.org/people/profi... #DisabledInSTEM

I've enjoyed these accounts by #disabled ecologists and evolutionary biologists of their experiences and advice on improving accessibility and inclusion for folks #disabledinSTEM. 🧪 🧵, some favorite quotes:

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✨My first science feature is out in Chemical & Engineering News!✨ I interviewed and wrote about Dr. Shana V. Stoddard, a brilliant disabled scientist changing STEM. Disabled scientists deserve visibility and celebration. cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #DisabledInSTEM #SciComm #RepresentationMatters

Here are some considerations that may help: www.horlix.com/accessible-w...

These resources might come in handy: From @lizhare.bsky.social & @ropensci.org: ropensci.org/blog/2024/09... From JooYoung Seo: jooyoungseo.me/post/ds4blind/ Talks at the ArXiv #accessibility forum, including from Jonathan Godfrey: accessibility2023.arxiv.org/index.html

For R, Jonathan Godfrey is the main person I've encountered. There is this package ajrgodfrey.github.io/BrailleR/ and he has other resources online.

I have low vision and a degree in data science. My advice: use longer image descriptions for code, offer cheat sheets in a format other than PDF, provide copies of content shown on the board so student can view on their own device, allow use of VSCode or other IDE for robust screen reader support

This fall I will have a blind student in my coding class for the first time. Do any other instructors or visually impaired coders have advice beyond making sure my book has useful alt-text for the images? #rstats #accessibility Class book: psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v5/

@disabledinstem.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social #disability #diabilities

Here are all the interviews about Disability in E & E we have published so far - if you would like to say your piece in the November or December issues, please get in touch, [email protected] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

This week in the C&EN Magazine: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science + Higher ed chemistry departments prep for more upheaval. Read more: cen.acs.org/magazine/103... #chemsky 🧪

Karl S. Booksh, one of C&EN's Trailblazers, is a Professor of chemistry and biochemistry at @udelaware.bsky.social who uses data to make the most of analytical instrumentation. Read more: cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪

Stand up and fight hard for democracy! In court. In the media. In peaceful protests. Together we must use our voices and our platforms to protect the constitutional rights of everyone, the rule of law in all circumstances, and free and fair elections in 2026.

FREE, ONLINE, + OPEN TO ALL. "Celebrate Star Trek Day 2025 with a thought-provoking discussion on the intersections of representation, inclusion, and diplomacy in Star Trek." Please register. @jhu.edu @disabledinstem.bsky.social #StarTrek tinyurl.com/3bt9nphy

Disability is not a choice. It’s not a punishment or a moral failing. It’s not a vacation. It’s not a free ride. It’s an unrelenting 24/7 job. It’s suffering, gaslighting, neglect and poverty. It’s hard work. No one is immune. Disability comes for almost everyone eventually.

Delighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us

Do you believe disabled people and caregivers should be able to attend events? It’s hard to know where to start. Start here, and YOU can make a difference, for real! Do you support design #Accessibility? #AccessForAll Support this crowdraise. Great founders. Even greater need! #MutualAid ftw.

❤‍🩹 Living with #ChronicIllness triggered by infection often means also teaching our doctors—on top of managing our own health. 💥📖 That’s why I’m so thrilled to discover this new clinical resource from @putrinolab.bsky.social! #DisabledInSTEM ♿ #EhlersDanlos #DisabilityAwareness #LongCovid #MedSky

Access Ambassador, Dr Katherine Deane, has pushed to make the University of East Anglia possibly one of the most accessible campuses in the world, has created comprehensive STEM access guidelines, and is developing accessibility assessments to promote higher access standards in STEM. #DisabledInStem

Whether you're in a wet lab or work with a computer most of the day, buying new equipment, communicating your work with the public, or organising a conference: there's something for you in these guidelines. #DisabledInStem accessingbrilliance.org

or relate to aspects of it in terms both of the classes but even of how it may even relate to their disability

I think an issue that needs to be talked about more and communicated better just to the public in general is both the struggles disabled people may face in accessing accomdation for things such as in person classes , but also the itnerconnected point of why disabled point enjoy stem

My friend Yotam is recruiting participants with low vision for a paid online user study on making data visualizations like graphs and charts more accessible. More details at sechaykyotam.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey... #PhdSky #a11y #DataViz

Wanting to share my first ever publication about the #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Hoping this inspires some more people to join the 2025 program! www.nature.com/articles/s41...