Workshop series on research, education and workforce development efforts at Iowa State University to engage persons with disabilities

拟议的努力包括提高爱荷华州立大学教职员工对让残疾人参与的研究、教育和外联机会的认识。将通过在校园内举办一系列三期讲习班来实现这一目标，这些讲习班将涵盖国家和地方视角，并突出这一领域的机会、案例研究和最佳做法。残疾人在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)研究领域的代表性严重不足。这一群体由终生解决问题的整个群体组成。让他们参与STEM教育渠道和STEM劳动力符合国家利益。讲习班的努力将有助于爱荷华州立大学的教师发展，使他们更好地了解：1)残疾人的多样性和包容性；2)让各种学习能力的人参与进来的机会、资源和最佳做法。因此，该项目将扩大代表不足的群体在STEM中的参与，扩大爱荷华州立大学的研究和教育组合，并为国家的STEM劳动力发展做出贡献。最后，研讨会结果的传播将有助于在州和国家的广泛社区就这些主题进行教育。拟议的努力是为了提高爱荷华州立大学教职员工对吸引残疾人参与的研究、教育和外展机会的认识。这将通过一系列三个校园讲习班来实现：1)研究和外联，侧重于解决残疾人面临的挑战的技术研究；2)通用设计I，介绍使教育环境和产品对所有学生、教职员工和来访者更具包容性的概念；3)通用设计II，将由已将通用设计应用到其课程中的教职员工进行演示，并对爱荷华州的现有资源进行辅导。讲习班的结果、意见和建议将通过爱荷华州立大学的公开网站以及ASEE全国会议和爱荷华州国家科学基金会-EPSCoR 2016年夏季年会的演示/出版物传播。讲习班涵盖的研究内容包括：1)为残疾人面临的挑战提供技术解决办法；2)使具有广泛学习能力的学生能够获得教育的工具。拟议的努力还将有助于爱荷华州立大学的教师发展，使他们更好地了解：1)残疾人的多样性和包容性；2)让各种学习能力的人参与进来的机会、资源和最佳做法。因此，该项目将扩大代表不足的群体在科技教育管理方面的参与，并扩大爱荷华州立大学的研究和教育组合。最后，研讨会结果的传播将有助于在州和国家的广泛社区就这些主题进行教育。

The proposed effort consists of increasing awareness amongst Iowa State University faculty about opportunities in research, education and outreach that engage individuals with disabilities. This objective will be achieved by through a series of three workshops on campus that will cover national and local perspectives and highlight opportunities, case studies and best practices in this arena. Persons with disabilities are severely underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields of study. This group consists of an entire population of lifelong problem solvers. Engaging them into the STEM educational pipeline and the STEM workforce is to the benefit of national interests. The efforts of the workshop will contribute to faculty development at Iowa State University by enhancing their understanding of 1) diversity and inclusivity with respect to persons with disabilities and; 2) opportunities, resources and best practices in engaging persons with a wide range of learning abilities. Consequently the project stands to broaden participation of under-represented groups in STEM, broaden the research and education portfolio at Iowa State University and contribute to STEM workforce development for the nation. Finally, the dissemination of findings from the workshops will help educate broad communities in the state and nation on these topics.The proposed effort is to increase awareness amongst Iowa State University faculty about opportunities in research, education and outreach that engage individuals with disabilities. This will be achieved through a series of three on-campus workshops: 1) Research and Outreach, focusing on technical research that addresses challenges faced by persons with disabilities; 2) Universal Design I, introducing the concept of making educational environments and products more inclusive for all students, staff, faculty and visitors and; 3) Universal Design II, which will feature presentations by faculty and staff who have implemented universal design into their courses and a tutorial of existing resources at Iowa State. The findings, observations and recommendations from the workshops will be disseminated through publicly available websites at Iowa State University and via presentations/publications at ASEE national conferences and the Iowa NSF-EPSCoR annual meeting in Summer 2016. The workshops cover research aimed at 1) providing technical solutions to challenges faced by persons with disabilities and; 2) tools used for enabling access to instruction for students with a wide range of learning abilities. The proposed effort will also contribute to faculty development at Iowa State University by enhancing their understanding of 1) diversity and inclusivity with respect to persons with disabilities and; 2) opportunities, resources and best practices in engaging persons with a wide range of learning abilities. Consequently the project stands to broaden participation of under-represented groups in STEM and broaden the research and education portfolio at Iowa State University. Finally, the dissemination of findings from the workshops will help educate broad communities in the state and nation on these topics.