The impact of community can often be overlooked or dismissed. As undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science, Emma Collington (BSc ’19, MSc ’22) and Samantha Fowler’s (BSc ’19) experiences as students with disabilities drew them together, and inspired them to build a community.
By sharing lived experiences, the visibility project connects scientists, engineers, technologists, and mathematicians with disabilities, offering diverse role models for postsecondary students. “Role models come in so many different forms – from reminding you of your own capabilities to showing you what is possible,” Fowler says. “What’s most important to us is that we share stories at all levels, from students to tenured profs and industry champions — we want to feature those thriving, but also those just surviving.”
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