Conference: Workshop for Emerging Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scientists, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

为期两天的研讨会在加拉德特大学为初露头角的聋人和重听科学家举办，将把科学、技术、工程和技术(STEM)管道中所有阶段的聋人和重听人聚集在一起。研讨会将利用垂直指导，为这一严重代表性不足的群体解决在STEM追求职业生涯方面的共同挑战和障碍。智力优势：这将是正在攻读或已经获得STEM学位的聋人和重听人第一次有机会成为指导网络的一部分。以前的努力包括了所有残疾群体，但从来没有只侧重于聋人和重听人口。讲习班将以过去针对其他代表性不足群体的两种成功模式为基础：(1)对STEM妇女的垂直辅导(Packard 2003，Packard&Amp；Nguyen 2003)；(2)为STEM盲人举办的垂直辅导讲习班(http://www.cs.washington.edu/vmwb/))，以鼓励更多的聋人和重听人士从事科学工作。研讨会之前和期间收集的数据将形成一份白皮书，其中将包含如何在未来NSF资助的项目中包括聋哑人和重听人的最佳实践。广泛影响：关键的更广泛的影响是提高聋人和重听学生在STEM领域取得成功的能力。与一般人口(11-15.3%；NSF 1996、2004、2009、2011)相比，STEM领域的聋人和重听人的数量非常少(0.13-0.19%)。在STEM中，聋人和重听人的主要障碍之一是与同龄人的沟通。需要考虑聋人和重听人群中巨大的交流多样性(例如，手语、字幕和提示语音)。将大力鼓励使用不同通信方式的与会者参加，并将提供适当的服务提供者，并将通过为每种通信方式提供服务的主要倡导组织传播有关讲习班的信息。

The two-day workshop for emerging deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists at Gallaudet University will bring together deaf and hard-of-hearing people at all stages of the science, technology, engineering, and technology (STEM) pipeline. The workshop will utilize vertical mentoring to address common challenges and barriers involved with pursuing careers in STEM for this severely underrepresented group. Intellectual merit: This will be the first time that deaf and hard-of-hearing people who are pursuing or have obtained degrees in STEM will have the opportunity to become part of a mentoring network. Previous efforts have included all disability groups, but have never focused solely on deaf and hard-of hearing population. The workshop will be structured based on two successful models in the past for other under-represented groups: (1) vertical mentoring for women in STEM (Packard 2003, Packard & Nguyen 2003) (2) vertical mentoring workshop for the Blind in STEM (http://www.cs.washington.edu/vmwb/) to encourage more deaf and hard-of-hearing people to pursue scientific endeavors. Data collected before and during the workshop will result in a white paper that will contain best practices on how to include deaf and hard-of-hearing people in future NSF-funded projects.Broader Impacts: The key broader impact is increasing the capacity of deaf and hard of hearing students to succeed in STEM fields. The number of deaf and hard-of hearing people in STEM fields is very small (0.13-0.19%) compared to the general population (11-15.3%; NSF 1996, 2004, 2009, 2011). One of the major barriers for deaf and hard-of-hearing people in STEM is communication with peers. The large communication diversity (e.g. sign language, captioning, and cued speech) within the deaf and hard-of-hearing population needs to be considered. Participants that use different modes of communication will be strongly encouraged to attend, and the appropriate service providers will be available, and information about the workshop will be disseminated through major advocacy organizations serving each type of communication mode.