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

提议的努力包括提高爱荷华州立大学教师对残疾人参与研究、教育和推广的机会的认识。这一目标将通过在校园举办的一系列三个讲习班来实现，这些讲习班将涵盖国家和地方的观点，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）领域的代表性严重不足。这个群体由一群终生解决问题的人组成。让他们加入STEM教育管道和STEM劳动力有利于国家利益。研讨会的努力将有助于爱荷华州立大学教师的发展，提高他们对残疾人的多样性和包容性的理解；2)为具有广泛学习能力的人提供机会、资源和最佳做法。因此，该项目将扩大代表性不足的群体对STEM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，传播讲习班的研究结果将有助于教育本州和全国的广大社区了解这些主题。提议的努力是提高爱荷华州立大学教师对研究、教育和接触残疾人的机会的认识。这将通过一系列的三个校园研讨会来实现：1)研究和推广，侧重于解决残疾人面临的挑战的技术研究；2)通用设计I，引入使教育环境和产品对所有学生、教职员工和访客更具包容性的概念；3)通用设计II，将由在他们的课程中实施通用设计的教职员工和爱荷华州立大学现有资源的教程进行介绍。研讨会的发现、观察和建议将通过爱荷华州立大学的公开网站，以及在2016年夏季的ASEE全国会议和爱荷华州NSF-EPSCoR年会上的演讲/出版物进行传播。研讨会涵盖的研究旨在1)为残疾人面临的挑战提供技术解决方案；2)使具有广泛学习能力的学生能够获得教学的工具。拟议的努力还将有助于爱荷华州立大学的教师发展，提高他们对残疾人的多样性和包容性的理解；2)为具有广泛学习能力的人提供机会、资源和最佳做法。因此，该项目将扩大代表性不足的群体对STEM的参与，并扩大爱荷华州立大学的研究和教育组合。最后，传播讲习班的研究结果将有助于教育本州和全国的广大社区了解这些主题。

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.