Functional diversity in higher education: curriculum accommodation for people with vision disability or hearing impairment in the English as a Foreign Language classroom

Accommodating the Syllabus to Visually Impaired Students in the English Language Classroom: Challenges and Concerns | International Journal of English Studies

Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia

Author summary Although there is an increasing awareness of the importance of having more diverse scientific communities, the number of women in science is still low. A large proportion of the women who leave their academic career do it because of problems with reconciliation when they become mothers or try to. Therefore, there is a need for more family-friendly academic institutions. Here, a group of moms in science propose 10 simple actions that can be adopted by Academia to directly support mother scientists, (and, indirectly, families in general) and avoid losing them from Academia. We use the term “mothers” for simplicity, but it includes all the groups whose gender identity has an intersectional situation with “maternity,” such as people giving birth (moms and trans dads), trying to give birth, or being primary caregivers of children. Finally, the implementation of the rules may also be beneficial for other researchers (mothers-to-be, fathers, caregivers, and women in general), thus helping to create more diverse Academia.