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Access to Advancement
An Audio Exploration of the National Effort to Increase the Role of Women with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Part 2
Patricia Walsh
(7:54)
TranscriptPatricia Walsh is a successful computer scientist. However, there was a time during college when she struggled with her grades and questioned her education choices. She credits a role model and the AccessSTEM program with helping her get to where she is today.
Jennifer
(10:24)
Jennifer, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at Columbia University, decided to pursue an advanced degree to study the brain after her own brain surgery several years ago. She once struggled to stay in school, but minor accommodations have helped her to excel. As a presenter in the MIND Alliance program, Jennifer encourages other students with disabilities to not let challenges hold them back.
