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Join us for the 12th annual STEAM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities \u2013 a free event for learners in grades 6\u201312. Connect with role models with disabilities who have thriving careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). Learn about their personal journeys and strategies for success. Gain practical knowledge that you can apply to your interests and future career paths.<\/p>\n
ASL interpretation and live captions will be provided for welcome, keynote presentation, and breakout sessions. Registration is required for this event.<\/p>\n
Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n 9:30am: Doors Open & Check In<\/p>\n 10:00am: Welcome<\/p>\n 10:15am: Keynote Presentation with Q&A<\/p>\n 11:00am \u2013 12:30 pm: Opportunity Fair with Exhibitors<\/p>\n Noon \u2013 12:30pm: Breakout Sessions with Speakers<\/p>\n Em Kibler<\/strong> A disability advocate, writer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Durham, Em’s work is rooted in advocacy and the power of authentic storytelling.<\/p>\n At ADA, Em helps elevate the disability justice movement via education and empowerment, ensuring all members of the disability community are given the freedom to write their own stories.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ted Buckner<\/strong> Carving out a career with a triangle-based world leader in analytics, Ted will discuss how he’s lived with progressive neuropathy, while also becoming an avid cyclist, race organizer, and musician.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bryan Rusch<\/strong> Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Rusch studied mechanical engineering and surgical tool design and is currently completing a PhD focused on North Carolina\u2019s medical history. For over a decade, he has been involved in Duke and Durham disability community advocacy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lacey Roy<\/strong> Struggling in school before being diagnosed with Audiological Processing Disorder and gaining accessibility tools, Lacey now studies at a top-tier institution. Her research, with Dr. Natasha Parikh, examines how culture affects whether a dream\/goal is considered possible or not.<\/p>\n Ablr<\/p>\n Arts Access North Carolina<\/p>\n Catalyst Program at NCSU<\/p>\n Lenovo<\/p>\n Museum of Life and Science<\/p>\n NC ABLE Program<\/p>\n Sarah P. Duke Gardens<\/p>\n State Library of North Carolina<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For those unable to join us in person, the welcome and keynote speeches will be livestreamed on YouTube<\/a>. If you have a YouTube account, sign in and click the “Notify Me” button to receive a notification when we go live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join us for the 12th annual STEAM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities \u2013 a free event for learners in grades 6\u201312. Connect with role models with disabilities who have thriving careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM). Learn about their personal journeys and strategies for success. Gain practical knowledge… Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[38,7,31],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/108886"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/108886\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108886"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=108886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSchedule<\/h3>\n
\nKeynote Presenter<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nCommunications & Compliance Director at Alliance of Disability Advocates<\/em><\/p>\nSpeakers<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nSenior Technical Writer at SAS<\/em><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bryan-225x300.jpg\")
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\nPhD Candidate in Art History at Duke University<\/em><\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/laceyweb2.jpg\")
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\nNeurosociology Student at UNC Chapel Hill<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOpportunity Fair Exhibitors<\/h3>\n
\nVirtual Option<\/h3>\n