NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative: TAPDINTO-STEM National Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM, An Innovative Intersectional Approach of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Students with Disabilities
摘要
Persons with disabilities are one of the most significantly underrepresented groups in STEM education and employment, comprising a disproportionately smaller percentage of STEM degrees and jobs compared to their percentages in the U.S. population [1]. TAPDINTO-STEM employs a collective impact approach with dozens of partnering institutions to increase the number of students with disabilities (SWDs) who complete associate, baccalaureate and graduate STEM degrees and enter the STEM workforce.