Thank you for making ISLAND 2024 a success!
Save the date! The 16th annual ISLAND Conference
will be held Sept 18-19th, 2025 at 701 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton
ISLAND Conference on Disability and STEM:
Mission Statement
The Inclusion in Science Learning: a New Direction Conference on Disability seeks to raise expectations and showcase technical and methodological solutions on what is possible in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education for people with disabilities. Symposium topics explore factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of people with disabilities in the STEM pipeline and the STEM ecosystem, and strategies for them to access, survive, and thrive in this critical area of the world’s economies.
At ISLAND, we believe it is through education that we will reach the hearts and minds of the public on what is possible for people with disabilities, and remove barriers to access.
ISLAND presentations intend to drive innovation in pedagogy and methodology while informing and connecting a community of scholars and educators to the latest technological interventions and methodological innovations ranging from simple access solutions for inclusive learning to multisensory and hands-on approaches are emphasized.
Since its founding in 2010 the ISLAND conference has served as a forum for conference attendees to meet, network, and collaborate to reshape the future of science access for students with disabilities. Originally organized and operated by scientists with disabilities with a common mission to make the subject they loved more accessible and inclusive, ISLAND has grown to embrace a tapestry of non-disabled partners that have expressed a strong commitment for the full inclusion of persons with disabilities into the STEM professions. All interested individuals and organizations are welcome to participate in ISLAND.
The ISLAND organizers hope that your participation is rewarding and fulfilling. For us, the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the STEM professions is more than a commitment or passion – it is a calling. We are active in promoting the full and authentic inclusion of persons with disabilities within the scientific community through other professional societies and organizations of scientists. I invite you to join our community of research and practice as we continue to strengthen the STEM professions through the inclusion of people with disabilities.
Dr. Cary Supalo,
Founder and Chair, ISLAND conference
Recent Proceedings of the ISLAND Conference on Disability and STEM
The Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities (JSESD) has been providing a peer-reviewed venue for the dissemination of research and practice related to the education of students with disabilities in the science classroom and laboratory since 1998.
ISLAND is made possible by the support of our sponsors
