Panel: An intersectional approach to including disability in BPC

Most broadening participation efforts focus on race and gender despite the efforts of a small group of people to ensure that disability is included in conversations related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because disability cuts across all race and gender demographics, there needs to be focus on how the intersection of disability and other minoritized demographics play out in broadening participation efforts. How can broadening participation efforts take steps to ensure that they are welcoming and accessible to wide groups of people, including people with disabilities? Are girls with disabilities able to participate in CS education efforts that target girls? Are programs that target African Americans accessible and welcoming to those who have disabilities? Do we even have data about whether people with disabilities are in our classrooms and programs? If we do, is that data analyzed? Panelists will share their experiences, which include being a person with a disability in computing, teaching about disability and diversity in computing courses, and managing broadening participation efforts and ways that peers can make broadening participation in computing research and outreach more welcoming.