School Seminar: Dr Cary Supalo; Educational Testing Services, Princeton, New Jersey
Friday, 5 August 11:00am – 12:00pm
This seminar will be delivered in Chemistry Lecture Theatre 4 and Online Zoom Please email chemistry.researchsupport@sydney.edu.au for zoom link and password.
Speaker: Dr Cary Supalo; Educational Testing Services, Princeton, New Jersey
Host: Prof. Siggi Schmid
Title: Inclusion of the Blind in Chemistry: Challenges to Access
Abstract: This presentation invites attendees on Dr Cary Supalo’s journey as a blind chemist, where he encountered challenges to access, and pioneered way to overcome these barriers. It is this emancipatory experience of doing chemistry in a hands-on independent manner that can inspire blind and low vision learners to pursue STEM as a field of study. There will also be discussion of further innovations in progress that may revolutionise science access for the blind.