Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities Symposium (Hybrid Event)

• Sponsored by ACS New York Local Section, ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities, ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
• 6:00am-1:00pm, Online via Zoom, Free, Registration required

The National Science Foundation estimates ~10% of undergraduates have at least one disability. The New York Local Section and the Committee on Chemists with Disabilities and the Committee on Chemical Safety of the American Chemical Society and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York are proud to co-sponsor a day-long symposia entitled ‘Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities’.  Aimed at high school and college science faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and disability service administrators, this free hybrid program will explore issues including safety considerations in the lab environment, adapted lab equipment and procedures, electronic data collection in the laboratory, adaptations for written handouts, computer resources, and evaluative materials, American Chemical Society materials and programs, and service dogs in the laboratory environment.  This event is free, but please register.

E-Book: Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disabilities: Published by the ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities, the 5th edition is now available in PDF format. This informative tool helps students and educators understand how to identify and address the needs of students with disabilities to ensure an inclusive and accessible chemistry education experience.  Download the 5th edition

If you have any need for accommodations, please contact the symposium organizer, Dr. Patricia Redden, at predden@saintpeters.edu.

If you have questions or want to ensure you are on the mailing list, please contact the symposium organizer, Dr. Patricia Redden, at predden@saintpeters.edu.  If you have expertise in any of the topics, please contact Dr. Redden to be included in the program.