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J. J. Huyck, Kelsey L. Anbuhl, B. Buran, H. J. Adler, S. Atcherson, Ozan Cakmak, Robert T. Dwyer, Morgan S Eddolls, Fadhel El May, J.-T. Fraenzer, Rebekah Funkhouser, M. Gagliardini, Frederick J. Gallun, Raymond L. Goldsworthy, Samir Gouin, Joseph Heng, A. Hight, Zina Jawadi, D. Kovačić, Rachit Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Stacey R. Lim, Changgeng Mo, Lisa S Nolan, Dominic V. Pisano, Valluri. R. Rao, R. Raphael, L. Reiss, Nathaniel J. Spencer, Stephen J. Tang, V. Tejani, E. Tran, Mikaeel Valli, Greg D. Watkins, R. Wayne, L. R. Wheeler, Stephanie L. White, V. Wong, M. C. Yuk, A. Parbery‐Clark, J. Ratnanather, P. Steyger
Frontiers in Education, 2021

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Huyck, J. J., Anbuhl, K. L., Buran, B., Adler, H. J., Atcherson, S., Cakmak, O., … Steyger, P. (2021). Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations. Frontiers in Education.

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Huyck, J. J., Kelsey L. Anbuhl, B. Buran, H. J. Adler, S. Atcherson, Ozan Cakmak, Robert T. Dwyer, et al. “Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations.” Frontiers in Education (2021).

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Huyck, J. J., et al. “Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations.” Frontiers in Education, 2021.

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@article{j2021a,
  title = {Supporting Equity and Inclusion of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in Professional Organizations},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Frontiers in Education},
  author = {Huyck, J. J. and Anbuhl, Kelsey L. and Buran, B. and Adler, H. J. and Atcherson, S. and Cakmak, Ozan and Dwyer, Robert T. and Eddolls, Morgan S and May, Fadhel El and Fraenzer, J.-T. and Funkhouser, Rebekah and Gagliardini, M. and Gallun, Frederick J. and Goldsworthy, Raymond L. and Gouin, Samir and Heng, Joseph and Hight, A. and Jawadi, Zina and Kovačić, D. and Kumar, Rachit and Kumar, Santosh and Lim, Stacey R. and Mo, Changgeng and Nolan, Lisa S and Pisano, Dominic V. and Rao, Valluri. R. and Raphael, R. and Reiss, L. and Spencer, Nathaniel J. and Tang, Stephen J. and Tejani, V. and Tran, E. and Valli, Mikaeel and Watkins, Greg D. and Wayne, R. and Wheeler, L. R. and White, Stephanie L. and Wong, V. and Yuk, M. C. and Parbery‐Clark, A. and Ratnanather, J. and Steyger, P.}
}

Abstract

Disability is an important and often overlooked component of diversity. Individuals with disabilities bring a rare perspective to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) because of their unique experiences approaching complex issues related to health and disability, navigating the healthcare system, creatively solving problems unfamiliar to many individuals without disabilities, managing time and resources that are limited by physical or mental constraints, and advocating for themselves and others in the disabled community. Yet, individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in STEMM. Professional organizations can address this underrepresentation by recruiting individuals with disabilities for leadership opportunities, easing financial burdens, providing equal access, fostering peer-mentor groups, and establishing a culture of equity and inclusion spanning all facets of diversity. We are a group of deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) engineers, scientists, and clinicians, most of whom are active in clinical practice and/or auditory research. We have worked within our professional societies to improve access and inclusion for D/HH individuals and others with disabilities. We describe how different models of disability inform our understanding of disability as a form of diversity. We address heterogeneity within disabled communities, including intersectionality between disability and other forms of diversity. We highlight how the Association for Research in Otolaryngology has supported our efforts to reduce ableism and promote access and inclusion for D/HH individuals. We also discuss future directions and challenges. The tools and approaches discussed here can be applied by other professional organizations to include individuals with all forms of diversity in STEMM.