Foundation for Science and Disability

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What's New?
Foundation for Science and Disability Newsletter, October 2009
Public Radio Station, WAMC, has published two excellent stories about women scientists with disabilities in its Access to Advancement series at www.womeninscience.org

The publisher of Bob Segalman's autobiography, “Against The Current: My Life with Cerebral Palsy”,  has authorized him to provide free PDF copies of the book to people with disabilities and their families.  If you would like to obtain a copy, please contact Bob at drsts@comcast.net.

The FCC is requesting input on issues related to telephone access for people with speech disabilities.
If you would like to provide input, visit http://www.speechtospeech.org
before December 1 2009.
2009 Annual Meeting Minutes
Laureen Summers is awarded lifetime achievement award from Science Education for Students with Disabilities in 2008.  See her article in the Copus Newsletter (February 2009)
Emma Sacks of Johns Hopkins University received a $1000 grant for the project,  "Qualitative research on home-based care of premature (low birth weight) infants in sub-Saharan Africa."

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About FSD
(downloadable Informational Brochure)
Membership Application/Dues Form

The Student Award Program of FSD helps to increase opportunities in science, engineering, mathematics, technology, and pre‑medical/dental areas for graduate or professional students with disabilities.  FSD has established a Science Graduate Student Grant Fund, which is available to fourth year undergraduates (who are disabled and have been accepted to a graduate or professional school in the sciences) and graduate science students who have a disability.  Awards of $1000 each are made to qualified college or university students in any field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine, Technology, or Engineering.

Graduate Student Grant Application Form and instructions


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Officers for 2007-09

Archives/Annual meeting minutes

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Career Role Model Stories

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Last updated:
  11/16, 2009