IDEA-STEM positively contributes to a world in which participating in and benefiting from employment, education and healthcare, particularly through science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), is a universal human right, grounded in disability justice, inclusive of persons with disabilities. We envision systems transformed by the leadership, knowledge and creativity of disabled, neurodivergent, mad and chronically ill persons.

At IDEA-STEM, our mission is to transform systems, shape policy, and embed inclusion at every level of STEM and healthcare education, research, training, and work.

We partner across sectors to identify, remove, and prevent the barriers that persons with disabilities face — advancing equity through strategy, science, and lived experience.

Through research, policy development, and collaboration, we confront ableism, expand meaningful access, and ensure that disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, and chronically ill voices are central to decision-making.

Our work is grounded in collective care, accessibility, and human rights — building just, sustainable systems where inclusion is the standard, not the exception.