Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com
kel-tz.bsky.social
Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com
@kel-tz.bsky.social
CEO Black Mountain Solutions, LLC
(Women-owned small business)

-Former employee DOEnergy, national lab, Superfund mgt
-Distinguished Fulbright Chair
-Congressional Fellow IPA
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#SDGs
#AXSChat

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-6570
Thank you for inviting me! I enjoyed talking about VE and disability intersection, #axschat
May 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
At first when presented with ADA accommodation forms I was upset my employer of almost 10 years at that time could not accept my absence in a meeting while I was in radiation treatment. However, it was best. I then set the path for making it easier for others in the university.
May 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yes, it was a huge transition for me and I had to learn about my new community. Many people helped me along the way as “allies” and luckily my partner traveled with me to present my research otherwise it would have been much more difficult.
May 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yes, it is very culturally bound and even within the cultural there is a wide variation of comfortableness.
May 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM