J11 Forecasting Accessibility Issues in a Changing Environment

Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
Key 10 (Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor)
Hosts: (Joint between the 28th Conference on Applied Climatology; and the Fifth Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion )
Cochairs:
Jamin Rader and Marybeth Arcodia, University of Miami RSMAS, Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL

This town hall will explore accessibility issues relating to weather and climate today and in the future in line with the AMS Annual Meeting theme “Living in a Changing Environment.” Hosted by the AMS Board on Representation, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity (BRAID) Accessibility Committee, we ask the following questions: What accessibility issues relating to weather and climate exist today? What accessibility-related issues will emerge in our changing environment? How do the accessibility issues today inform how we approach accessibility tomorrow? This town hall will feature a panel which will discuss these three questions from both a general and a personal perspective. Following the panelists’ dialogue, we will have an open discussion about how the changing environment impacts all of us, across dis/ability identities, and how we can be cognizant of these issues moving forward. Additionally, information on the current state of accessibility-related concerns and resources in the face of natural disasters will be discussed. Everyone is welcome; come join us!

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