Title

Why Aren'T There More Students With Disabilities In Engineering?

Abstract

While at the very beginning of conception, it is the goal of this paper to present some discussions and remedial plans of action for providing long-term opportunities for university students with physical disabilities studying engineering and technology. Although this goal applies to both undergraduate and graduate students we limit our discussions here as they relate to undergraduate studies. We concentrate on engineering and technology, but we use STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) abbreviation throughout this paper. The long-term plan is to help students with disabilities to achieve a high level of success, both academically and professionally, through the removal of architectural, technological, and societal barriers that presently exist. Presented here are some suggested programs, limited in discussions but overall in goals, that may help with achieving this goal. We use our empirical observations as well as the observation of the others in STEM fields to draw some of our conclusions. The effectiveness of such programs are complicated to measure but the impact is long-lasting and life-changing for many students across STEM disciplines. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2009.

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Publication Title

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

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Socpus ID

85029126500 (Scopus)

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