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In the spirit of Lightning Safety Awareness Week, NOAA just launched a new motto "See a Flash, Dash Inside!" aimed at closing a gap that exists for those who are deaf, and hard of hearing, because the traditional motto "When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors" relies on one's ability to hear. In the past several years there has been a dedicated effort to make the geosciences more accessible. The International Association for Geoscience Diversity, helped AGI host its 2014 AGI Leadership Forum which resulted in a consensus statement from the geoscience community; and they hosted the first fully accessible field trip to geoscience students and faculty at the GSA Annual Meeting in 2014. Two fully accessible field trips are available for the 2016 GSA Annual Meeting (trips 417 A & B)