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The representation of disabled people across various fields is on the increase except for one – science.

12 Scientists With Disabilities Who Made the World a Better Place

The physical layout of a lab, or field site, and the design of its instruments can render science literally inaccessible to some disabled scientists.

While the representation of disabled scientists has increased, many still choose not to disclose a disability due to exclusionary practices and entrenched ableism at institutions.

Nonetheless, there are many disabled scientists whose impact is of huge importance to our daily life.

Thomas Edison

Born in 1847, Thomas Edison lost much of his hearing by his early 20s. He worked in the field of telegraphy — transmitting information via communication systems — where he thrived as an innovator and inventor.

In Thomas’ New Jersey lab, he developed audio devices, invented the incandescent lightbulb, and helped give birth to the motion picture industry.

Ralph Braun

After Ralph Braun’s muscular dystrophy diagnosis, he dev