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There are many strategies that can be used to make programming more accessible to students with various types of disabilities. For example:

• Clear instructions and useful examples can benefit all students.
• Speech input software can be used by students who cannot use a standard keyboard. There are also open source code dictation programs such as . Using speech input may require using custom dictionaries and being careful about syntax. The video explains strategies that can be used.
• A macro-writing program can be used to create shortcuts to make typing easier, particularly those with mobility impairments.
• Some IDEs (integrated development environments) have features that may be helpful for students with disabilities:
  • word or syntax auto-completion anticipates what the user is typing,
  • syntax highlighting color codes what is typed,
  • highlighting of variable names ensures the variable names are spelled consistently, and
  • inline spell-check may be useful to some students.