Scientopia: Join the Science Place Online

Students, mentors, and advocates...come join our science place online. Scientopia fosters a community network for high school students with disabilities interested in the sciences. It expands on an existing forum that paired mentors and students with disabilities via email. Students have access to a pool of mentors with diverse backgrounds. They share and explore a wealth of information exchanged through list servers and available on the web. They are given the opportunity to facilitate discussions with peers, mentors, and advocates. Community members also receive invitations to a variety of our sponsored activities (lectures, workshops, and events).

Applications for all members are now being accepted for Summer and Fall '98 admittance. Anyone interested in joining us in our quests in cyberspace should apply. Computers may be available for loan to support participation. To obtain a copy of our application, learn more about Scientopia, or register online visit our website. Additional information can be obtained by calling (302) 651-6840 or sending email to
sem-info@asel.udel.edu.

Scientopia is sponsored by the Information Access program, formerly known as the Science Engineering and Math (SEM) program. We are pleased to announce that the SEM was recently awarded a new grant by the National Science Foundation to continue the program's progress. The name of this new grant is Information Access. The Information Access program focuses on increasing the number of students with disabilities in scientific academic programs through educational and outreach programs and the research and development of information access tools.

The program is affiliated with the University of Delaware and the duPont Hospital for Children.

For more information about our program contact:

Anna Phalangas, Research Engineer
University of Delaware/duPont Hospital for Children
P. O. Box 269, 1600 Rockland Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19899
email:phalanga@asel.udel.edu
phone: (302) 651-6896

Dr. Kenneth E. Barner, Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Newark, Delaware 19716
email: barner@udel.edu
phone: (302) 831-6937