BPC-A: AccessComputing
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Professional Development |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Science Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity |
| Special Topic(s): |
Persons with Disabilities BPC - NSF Programs |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Community - General |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
Richard Ladner Sheryl Burgstahler |
| Description: | AccessComputing collaborators apply evidence-based practices to: 1) increase the number of students with disabilities successfully pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees and careers in computing fields, 2) increase the capacity of postsecondary computing departments to fully include students with disabilities in computing courses and programs, 3) create a nationwide resource to help students with disabilities pursue computing fields and computing educators and employers, professional organizations, and other stakeholders develop more inclusive programs and share effective practices, including promising practices nationwide |
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| Related Resources | |
| Keywords: | BPC-NSF BPC-A disabled increasing tech access programs |
| Is Component of: |
BPC-A: NSF Alliances for Broadening Participation in Computing |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
Academic Achievement Engagement Motivation Retention |
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Strategies and interventions: * AccessComputing Mini-grant Application - a process for requesting funds to promote computing careers for students with disabilities. * AccessComputing Communities of Practice - how to join in on stimulating discussions and activities for promoting the increased participation of people with disabilities in computing careers. * AccessComputing Team Application - for high school, college, and graduate students with disabilities who would like to engage in stimulating conversations with each other and with mentors and learn about internship and other opportunities in computing fields. * Equal Access: Universal Design of Computing Departments - guidelines for making your computing department accessible to all students. * Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing - an AccessComputing project specifically devoted to increasing the participation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in computing fields. * AccessCollege and AccessCAREERS - comprehensive websites for general information about college and career access for people with disabilities. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | October 2008 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | www.uw.edu/accesscomputing/ |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
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