Enabling Success: Enhancing Accessibility in Professional Societies and Programs for Disabled Individuals

Journal Article · 30 July 2023 · JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-06031-x · OSTI ID:2000368

Fishler, Hillary K. ^[1]; Fujimoto, Kiyo T. ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

For disabled and chronically ill individuals, “extracurriculars” – or pursuit of activities that are additional or adjacent to job success beyond our position descriptions – can sometimes feel out of reach. Here, we encourage leadership of all organizations and institutions to fully engage with disabled individuals to understand some of the ways in which accommodations may fall short, and how we can overcome the issue of accessibility and its impacts on employee achievement and career trajectories.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 2000368
• Journal Information: JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Journal Name: JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 75; ISSN 1047-4838
• Publisher: SpringerCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English