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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

✨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

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

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!! 💜

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

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

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 17d

Me too!! 😍

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 26d

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 (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Sep 1

The landscape of life-altering medicines, the ways we “see” molecular structures, and even the periodic table wouldn’t be the same without chemists with disabilities. They’ve been working & innovating since the age of modern chemistry began in the 18th and 19th centuries
cen.acs.org/careers/dive...

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

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 23d

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 🧪

C&EN's Trailblazers rethink how we do science. Chemists with disabilities solve problems in new ways.

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Evan Spotte-Smith (they/them) @ewcspottesmith.bsky.social · 23d

#DisabledInSTEM

Nature Reviews Chemistry @natrevchem.nature.com · 23d

#labdaptations for inclusive laboratory research

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 15 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41570-025-00756-wDisabled scientists encounter many barriers in laboratory spaces, especially a lack of accessible lab equipment. #labdaptations is an ever-growing database of inclusive equipment created to improve the accessibility of laboratory work.

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 23d

"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."

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The tools we build become the questions we ask

Why inclusive design is good for more than access—it expands the boundaries of discovery

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 23d

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...

The tools we build become the questions we ask

Why inclusive design is good for more than access—it expands the boundaries of discovery

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 23d

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...

Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science

C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · 23d

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

Trailblazers: Chemists with disabilities rethink how we do science

C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists can solve problems in new ways

cen.acs.org

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Chelsea Clifford @ditchontologist.bsky.social · 20d

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:

Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · 18d

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

✨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

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

cen.acs.org

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you!! 💜

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you! 💜

DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

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

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DisabledInSTEM @disabledinstem.bsky.social · 18d

✨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

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

cen.acs.org

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HeX Productions @hex-productions.bsky.social · 20d

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

Accessible website design for blind users and people with low vision

We explore website design for the visually impaired, providing advice and tips to help you improve your digital accessibility

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Silvia Canelón @silviacanelon.com · 22d

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

Resources For Using R With Screen Readers

Tools and resources to use R with screen readers.

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Sharon Howard @sharonhoward.bsky.social · 22d

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.

Improved Access for Blind Users

Blind users do not have access to the graphical output from R without printing the content of graphics windows to an embosser of some kind. This is not as immediate as is required for efficient access...

ajrgodfrey.github.io

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Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩‍🦯 @veron4ica.com · 19d

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

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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 22d

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/

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Sue Librarian Ph.D. @suelibrarian.bsky.social · 19d

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

Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 22d

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/

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

www.cell.com

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 22d

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 🧪

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