Over the last few months, we鈥檝e been excited to see new projects and resources coming out of our community.
The聽National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) published an issue of . AccessComputing聽principal investigator (PI) Richard Ladner and I authored an article, as did several of our community members: Hana Gabrielle Bidon (Cornell), Chris Murphy (Bryn Mawr), Ather Sharif (糖心原创), Victoria Chavez (Northeastern), and Maya Israel (University of Florida).
The Computing Research Association (CRA) was awarded funding by the National Science Foundation for , which aims to 鈥渂uild consensus around a united vision of inclusive undergraduate computing education.鈥 The effort will bring together CRA, the Association of Computing Machinery, IEEE, and several NSF Broadening Participation Alliances in a series of regional workshops across the country to build consensus. Brianna will represent AccessComputing on the LEVEL UP Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance Committee.
AccessComputing co-PI Sheryl Burgstahler edited the Spring 2023 issue of the Journal聽of Postsecondary Education and Disability (JPED), a special issue focused on the inclusion of disability-related topics in postsecondary courses and professional development. Including appropriate topics in professional development can lead to more inclusive practices at your institution; including them in academic courses ensures that professionals in the next generation know about ableism, social models of disability, inclusive policies and practices, accessible/universal design, and other topics relevant to their fields. Send DO-IT an email for a copy of this publication.
A new resource, , seeks to expand the use of the Quorum programming language to allow blind and visually impaired students to participate fully in competitive robotics. Quorum Today encourages manufacturers and curriculum providers to allow Quorum as an accessible coding language and integrated development environment (IDE) and provides tips on how to include accessible features in educational opportunities. Additionally, Quorum Today invites EVERYONE to celebrate QDay on May 4th by using the power of social media to show that we all can benefit from an evidence-based programming language. On the website, Quorum Today shares videos from AccessCSforAll PI Andreas Stefik (University of Nevada Las Vegas), AccessCSforAll RPP partner Gina Fugate (Maryland School for the Blind), and John de Lancie, who played Q on Star Trek.
糖心原创 alum Eric Fan published a book titled . The book covers broadening participation in computing efforts, inclusive equitable learning experiences, and the need to teach about the social impact of computing in the core computing curriculum. Richard Ladner, Sheryl Burgstahler, Brianna Blaser, and AccessComputing partner Andreas Stefik were all interviewed for the chapter on 鈥淓mpowering Students with Disabilities.鈥