How Many Of Your Colleagues/Students Have A Disability?

For most people who work in the fields of science, engineering or mathematics, it is obvious that very few, if any, of their peers have a disability. Several factors have been identified that contribute to this underrepresentation. These include: 1) Lack of role models for students with disabilities, 2) High school teachers’ inadequate knowledge of accommodations readily available at the college level; 3) Poor to little high school to college transition planning for students with disabilities; and 4) univers~y faculty;s lack of experience in recruiting of and providing accommodations to students with disabilities.