CBI Agenda

Tuesday, February 25

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Evening Social and Time to Get Acquainted

8:00 a.m.
Networking and Buffet Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Sheryl Burgstahler, AccessSTEM PI and CBI Facilitator

10:00 a.m.
Case Study: Engaging Individuals with Disabilities in an Engineering Research Center
Scott Bellman and Eric Chudler

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.
Sensory Impairments and STEM Students

Captioning Video Presentations
Doug Hayman and Terrill Thompson
Collaborative Real-Time Captioning
Jeffrey Bigham
Deaf STEM Community Alliance and Mainstream Real-Time Captioning
Lisa Elliot
On the Participation of Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals in STEM and Computer Science
Andreas Stefik

11:00 a.m.
Working Group Discussions

11:40 a.m.
Working Lunch and Brainstorming

12:30 p.m.
Working Group Reports

1:00 p.m.
Report from National Science Foundation
Mark Leddy, Program Officer

1:30 p.m.
Supporting STEM Students with Disabilities through Academic Coaching, Mentoring, and Other Interventions

Academic Coaching Model
Ronda Jenson
Mentorship Support Model for Students with Learning Disabilities in STEM
Consuelo Kreider, Tony Delisle, and Jim Gorske
Mentoring in STEM
Robert Stodden
FabFems Project: a Tool of the National Girls Collaborative
Nimisha Ghosh Roy

2:30 p.m.
Break and Working Group Discussions

3:15 p.m.
Working Group Reports

3:30 p.m.
Faculty/Staff Engagement and Universal Design

Creating a Faculty Special Interest Group on Disabilities andAccessibility
Jonathan Lazar
Advising Model
Christopher Anderson
How to Engage with the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and AHEAD Resources
Stephan Smith
Creating and Distribution of Opportunities! Newsletters
Bree Callahan and Scott Bellman

4:30 p.m.
Working Group Discussions and Reports

5:15 p.m.
Day 1 Closing Remarks, Preview of Tomorrow’s Topics, Evaluation, and Feedback

5:30 p.m.
Break

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Working Dinner

8:15 a.m.
Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Overview of Agenda

9:05 a.m.
Introduction of Guests and Overview of How DO-IT Leveraged AccessSTEM’s NSF Funding to Take Off With Boeing Funding
Debra Zawada

9:20 a.m.
Interventions with a K-12 Focus

The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Resources on Inclusion
Terry Morreale
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Resources
William Badders
Fifteen Tips for Implementing Universal Design
Al Souma
Preparation for Postsecondary STEM Studies in High School Math and Science Among Youth with Autism
Jennifer Yu and Jose Blackorby
Attracting Girls, Special Needs, Minority, and Underserved Students to STEM Majors and Careers
Daniela Marghitu

10:20 a.m.
Break and Working Group Discussions

11:00 a.m.
Working Group Reports

11:15 a.m.
Group Photo, Working Lunch, and Panel: Personal Experiences in Pursuing STEM Fields

1:00 p.m.
Transition Supports

1:45 p.m.
Break and Working Group Discussions

2:30 p.m.
Working Group Reports

2:45 p.m.
Technology Access

3:30 p.m.
Break and Working Group Discussions

4:15 p.m.
Working Group Reports

4:30 p.m.
Day 2 Closing Remarks, Preview of Tomorrow’s Topics, Evaluation, and Feedback

5:00 p.m.
Dinner

8:15 a.m.
Networking Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Overview of Agenda and Debriefing on Evaluation Ideas

9:30 a.m.
Final Discussion and Evaluation

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch