✨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...

An undergraduate researcher that reached out to me has autism and would like to be connected with other biomed/neuro researchers that are also part of the autism community, any suggestions for how to help them find others?

The video is fascinating! Read the explanations of the award-winning instructor! #chemistry @disabledinstem.bsky.social #ASL #Deaf @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

This #DisabilityPride month, we celebrate the contributions of scientists with disabilities to microbiology. Scientists with disabilities enrich STEM with diverse insights, enhance innovation & broaden the research agenda. Explore our resources! asm.social/2vZ

What plant species are best represented in open educational resources? @brythebotanist.bsky.social reveals it's Arabidopsis thaliana, Zea mays, Brassica oleracea, B. rapa, and Lespedeza. #Botany2025 #PlantAwarenessDisparity

@plantpollinator.bsky.social giving incredibly candid and powerful insight into being disabled in Botany that could easily be helpful to nearly any academic or scientific field. #disabledinstem #disabledinacademia #Botany2025

I can’t wait to see if I finally have answers for my chronic health issues when I have a neurology appointment in November that I scheduled in May!! Flare ups are so fun!! #DisabledInSTEM

Accessibility isn't always what you expect. Today I got the chance to discuss how physically accessing food makes conferences inaccessible. Some of us can't eat what's at the venue and transit to grocery stores is not easy, especially without a car. #Botany2025 #DisabledInSTEM

Looks like Asma has a free #iTeachChem course for teachers grade 6 to college: Interpreting Chemistry into ASL 🧪🍎 #DisabledInSTEM signplaying.thinkific.com/courses/inte...

He himself seems great though! His name is Eric Epstein, and he is an ASL poet who is supporting Asma with this course by playing "the mansplainer" so she can respond to past criticism. He also has an upcoming series of STEM-based ASL poems previewed in this video below. #DisabledInSTEM 🍎🧪

Please share! We are still seeking neurodivergent faculty (past and present, adjunct, tenure-track, postdoc, and/or research, including self disgnoses) to participate in our study/survey on their experiences, wellbeing, and strategies for success! For more info and/or to participate, click the link!

Calling all qualified disabled leaders: Apply now for the Disability Rising Fellowship! - Media training & coaching - Speaking & publishing opportunities - $5000 individual or org stipend Ready to shift the narrative? Apply: tinyurl.com/DisabilityRising Deadline: 8/22/25, 11:59 p.m. ET

Long-standing issues and recent societal disruptions have negatively impacted many in the U.S. STEMM research ecosystem, particularly #GradStudents and #Postdocs. Join us July 22 and 23 for a discussion on ways to support U.S. STEMM talent: buff.ly/CsrCWL4

I think resources for disabled mentors who would train and guide disabled mentees would be a must. It's stacking challenges in an already hyper-competitive, resource starved environment. We can & should do this; and it's excluding imperative insights to not, but jeez it's rough out there right now.

@disabledinstem.bsky.social hasn't had a mentor who identified as #disabled. This also needs to change. Being disabled doesn't mean you'll be a great mentor, but it's an important aspect of #DEAI #representation.

@disabledinstem.bsky.social also saying that we need better incentives for mentoring as faculty. I agree 1000%. The variation in faculty mentoring styles and expectations is huge. We need to do better.

I am listening to the Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Workshop @education.nationalacademies.org and @disabledinstem.bsky.social pointing out that #accommodations work better in class than as grad student worker. Important point. We need to do better.

Please share! For Disability Pride Month, we are seeking neurodivergent academic faculty, instructors, & researchers at all levels to participate in a brief anonymous survey about their work experiences, coping strategies, & well-being. For info, go to: salisbury.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...