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How should you spend your time if your goal is to be a successful, well-rounded, happy person?

"In practice, only a limited number of chemicals have been properly tested for reproductive toxicity, so many hazards are not known about," says toxicologist and UK government adviser Paul Illing.

"Many may consider what I did to be a brave step, in seeming to choose my family over my career, but in the end I am a winner on all fronts." --Sami Kafala

All higher education institutions now have a disability service.

I no longer define myself as a "failing scientist", but as someone who does science as well as a myriad of other things--including a vicious rugby tackle!

"I have to make a choice between making a total career change and giving science a chance in a different environment."

"I never saw motherhood and my career as mutually exclusive, but in Germany there seems to be a cultural barrier towards combining the two."

"Conflict over science and issues can be beneficial to productivity and development. Conflict over working styles and personalities can be destructive," says John Baldoni, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, management consultant.

"Women still claim more than four-fifths of parental leave."

Dealing with CFS has been difficult, but Hyland believes the disease was positive for him because it led to a suitable research niche.

"One condition that is absolutely necessary to survive a life like ours is having employers that are flexible."

"I am maintaining my publications, so if I ever wish to return to full-time employment, my CV will not have such a glaring hole in it."

"The need to manoeuvre a wheelchair using handgrips had a drastic effect on sterile technique!"

"If you think you are not organised enough, don't worry, you will be; there is no other choice."

"For me, working in a stimulating environment with people who do not let their extensive disabilities get them down gives me that extra boost every time."

"One very positive aspect of being a male postdoc in a laboratory with an understanding (male) mentor was the ability to work flexible hours when the children were younger."

In addition to providing a platform for discourses, the Resability Forum will soon set up an administrative and organizational service for the realization of personal study and research projects.