%0 Journal Article %A Qazi, Mohammed A. %A Shannon, David M. %A Jenda, Overtoun %A McCullough, Brittany %A Griffin, Gerald %A Lunn, Ardelia M. %D 2016 %I Begell House %K students with disabilities, STEM fields, higher education, mentoring bridge model, broadening participation %N 3 %P 183-197 %R 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2016015452 %T A MENTORING BRIDGE MODEL TO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE STEM FIELDS AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/00551c876cc2f027,5edce44f714d0923,00cf908235464880.html %V 22 %X This article seeks to describe programmatic elements of a successful novel model established at Tuskegee University, one of the oldest Historically Black Institutions in the country, to increase degree production among students with disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and their representation in the STEM workforce. Qualitative and quantitative program outcomes are discussed. %8 2016-12-09