1825 Enabling Disabled to do STEM Careers (Jun. 20, 2018)


1825 Enabling Disabled to do STEM Careers (Jun. 20, 2018)


Show Notes

There are common challenges and obstacles that people encounter whether they have a visual impairment or some other disability. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Gabriela Serrato Marks, a geology graduate student at MIT about her experiences and thoughts about receiving an education and having a career in a STEM field as a person with a disability.

1823 Color-blind Visual Effects Artist (Jun. 6, 2018)


1823 Color-blind Visual Effects Artist (Jun. 6, 2018)


Show Notes

Color-blindness affects about 1 in 12 men but only 1 in 250 women. For most people this isn’t a problem. But what if your profession requires a good color sense? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Toby Derrig, a color-blind visual effects artist, about how he compensates for this deficiency in his daily life and to perform his job.