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    • Click here to check some pictures of our training activities!

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    • AinA discussing barriers in biomedical research

      AinA discussing barriers in biomedical research

    • AinA discussing barriers in biomedical research

      AinA discussing barriers in biomedical research

    • AinA teaching on ableism and disabilities using a board game

      AinA teaching on ableism and disabilities using a board game

    • AinA and using games to tackle ableism

      AinA and using games to tackle ableism

    • Participants learning how to use iPads as accessibility tools

      Participants learning how to use iPads as accessibility tools

    • Participants learning how to use iPads as accessibility tools

      Participants learning how to use iPads as accessibility tools

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    Dr. Emilio I. Alarcón (project lead) is a person with Autism and educator with +20 years of experience in the biomedical and medical spaces. He has extensive experience in the development of curricula for higher education and in the inclusion of accessibility best practices in the classroom and bench-work. Learn more about Dr. Alarcón here.
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    Dr. Irene Guzman-Soto (project coordinator) is an educator with +15 years of experience in the biomedical space.  She has extensive experience in the development of training tools to educate individuals in best practices for creating accessible spaces.
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    Dr. Keith Wheaton (project co-lead) teaches, develops curricula and facilitates pedagogical strategies in the translational and molecular medicine (TMM) undergraduate program.  He is also an advocate for accessibility and inclusion of disabled students in the biomedical and medical space. Learn more about Dr. Wheaton here.

    Our training material includes

    What is a disability • Defining ableism and accessibility • Best practices for communicating and interacting with persons with disabilities • Defining accessibility in biomedical sciences • Accessible digital content (screen readers) • Creating accessible documents in word and PowerPoint • Creating accessible documents in PDF format • Testimonial videos by persons with disabilities.