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The Injury Changed Mom's Path—Not Her Purpose If someone had told us years ago that a brain injury would lead Mom into national advocacy, policy work, public speaking, and helping change access to science for people with disabilities, she never would have believed them. Like many people living with Post-Concussive Syndrome, her initial focus was simply learning how to function again. Managing symptoms. Understanding what was happening in her brain. Finding strategies that allowed her to navigate daily life. What she didn't realize was that the challenges she faced would eventually reveal barriers that extended far beyond her own experience. As she pursued a degree in neuroscience, worked in research environments, and navigated academia with a service dog, she encountered obstacles that had little to do with her abilities and everything to do with assumptions, policies, and systems that had never considered people like her. The brain injury sent Mom down a path she never expected—but one that gave her a unique perspective. It taught her to question assumptions, to look for evidence, to understand systems, and to advocate for change when those systems unintentionally exclude people. The injury made her a better scientist. Today, she is still a scientist. She spends hours conducting peer reviews on academic manuscripts, helping guide others to become more proficient academic science authors. She is still fascinated by the brain and driven by curiosity. But she has also become an advocate, helping institutions find solutions that preserve safety, maintain scientific integrity, and expand opportunity. She would never have chosen the injury. But she is grateful for the perspective it gave her, the people it brought into our lives, and the opportunity to help ensure that the next generation of scientists with disabilities encounters fewer barriers than we did. Sometimes the most meaningful work comes from a path we never planned to take. #BrainInjuryAwareness #PostConcussionSyndrome #DisabilityInSTEM #ScienceForAll #Accessibility #Advocacy #Neuroscience #Leadership #ServiceDogs #InclusionInScience
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Loving the accessible practices implemented at #ASBMR2024 😍 ! Thanks to the organizers for making the space more inclusive and welcoming-@cripple_vs_stem approves 👍 #DisabilityinSTEM #labdaptations
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Thank @AlyssaPaparella for not only advocating for disability rights and advocacy in STEM and at @HHMINEWS , but for having a personal impact in my understanding of disability both as an identity and as part of diversity in STEM, and in life #DisabilityInSTEM
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People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM fields, and all too often, they face isolation and ableism in academia. This experience is all too familiar for Alma Schrage. Don't miss her incredible story on the podcast this week! ow.ly/S2fw50Ss2LP #DisabilityInSTEM
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Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! Tomorrow’s episode examines personal triumphs & societal challenges of being a person with #DisabilityinSTEM. Listen to Alma Schrage & @squawky's stories wherever you get your podcasts! ps. these stories are originally from the great book #Uncharted!
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In this Off The Page podcast episode, Skylar Bayer and Gabriela Serrato Marks discuss UNCHARTED with Nathan Moore. buff.ly/41UTC1z @NewBooksNetwork #ListenUp #DisabilityInSTEM #InclusiveScience #DisabledScientists #AbleismInAcademia #STEMInclusion
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Thank you very much to the students at @KCLWiSTEM for hosting such a thought-provoking & productive session about working in #STEM with a #disability. I found it very informative to contrast my experiences with those of the other amazing speakers #DisabilityinSTEM #publicspeaking
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BIG thank you to Eleanor Beidatsch for a wonderful seminar 🎥 "United by Opal: A Discussion of Disability Equality in Geoscience Using Lived Experience of Fieldwork in Outback Lightning Ridge" can be watched here: buff.ly/40bljlU #WomeninSTEM #disabilityinSTEM

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See YOU tomorrow at Eleanor's #WOMEESA seminar! Eleanor presented the keynote in the EDI session at AESC in Perth, sponsored by @GeoscienceAus and @GeoSocAustralia To find out more and register: buff.ly/3LZb7a8 #WomeninSTEM #diversity #disabilityinSTEM
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📣 Mark your calendars for this Thurs - Eleanor #WOMEESA seminar is not to be missed! To register: buff.ly/3LZb7a8 Eleanor is also a journalist for the ABC - her articles can be read here: buff.ly/3PV2wqb #WomeninSTEM #diversity #disabilityinSTEM
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We are thrilled that Eleanor Beidatsch will be giving #WOMEESA seminar next week! She presented the keynote in the EDI session at AESC this year, sponsored by @GeoscienceAus & @GeoSocAustralia To register: buff.ly/3LZb7a8 #WomeninSTEM #diversity #disabilityinSTEM
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Science is hard. Science pursued with a disability or chronic illness is, too often, harder than it needs to be. Paste this link in your calendar for Tuesday Oct. 17, 2 pm ET to join me and explore the new essay collection on this issue edited by @drsrbayer and @gserratomarks! Learn more about their book, titled Uncharted: uncharted.ck.page/signup Watch here on @x at @revkin at showtime or Facebook facebook.com/events/83327866…, Youtube youtube.com/watch?v=1QaVleum…, Linkedin linkedin.com/events/71186710…
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Don't miss @Mphodapoet's inspiring tale of overcoming obstacles to achieve his dreams. Listen to it on the podcast this week! ow.ly/T3EG50PEC6i #DisabilityinSTEM #DisabilityAwareness #InclusiveSciComm
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When @Mphodapoet loses feelings in his legs as a child, he worries he won’t be able to achieve his dreams. Listen to his inspiring story on our podcast this week👉 storycollider.org/stories/20… #DisabilityinSTEM #DisabilityAwareness #ScienceStorytelling #InclusiveSciComm
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An insider scoop about @drsrbayer & @gserratomarks new book #Uncharted is it all started when Skylar shared this story. The book of #DisabilityinSTEM stories comes out 8/8, but good news! You can listen to Skylar's story right now! ow.ly/V2WO50Pa7z0 #HappyDisabilityPride
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It's Disability Pride Month - let's celebrate individuals with disabilities. Keep in mind how many disabilities are invisible. #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityInStem #ImNeurodiverse
We made these by special request some time ago but #DisabilityPride month seemed like the perfect time to share them. We say it a lot but it's worth repeating, anyone can do science
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Soo excited for #DisabilityInSTEM this #DisabilityPrideMonth 🧬
Happy to announce the inaugural #DisabledInSTEM week, which I planned to be part of #DisabilityPrideMonth! #DisabledInSTEMWeek
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YES YES YES!! I would love to see #DisabilityInSTEM folks showcased, including our work and our side projects etc. maybe like a Tweet thread biography type thing (like 3 tweets max)
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Please spare a thought for scientists like me in this heatwave who have to keep covered below the knee, and wear lab coats and gloves all day, in labs that may or may not be air conditioned 😭 my POTS is not happy #DisabilityInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM
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#DisabilityInSTEM sure sounds like #ableism. And we wonder why people with #disabilities are underrepresented in science and why science is slow to prioritize the needs and concerns of people with disabilities? Important story @metraux_julia h/t @BonnieSwenorPhD
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