AccessComputing

Join a Q&A session with ADHD Coach and author, Meredith Carder, who wrote "It All Makes Sense Now: Embrace Your ADHD Brain to Live a Creative and Colorful Life". When: Thursday, April 10th, 12pm (PST)/ 3pm (EST). Please register: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🎙️ We’re just a few hours away from the debut of the CodeAbility Podcast! 🚀 💡 Get ready for conversations with tech innovators shaping accessibility and inclusion. 🎧 Stay tuned—our first two episodes drop TODAY at 2:00 PM CST! #Accessibility #InclusiveTech #CodeAbility

We are excited for @NSF's renewed funding for the Broadening Participation in Computing Alliances. AccessComputing will continue the work that we've been doing since 2006 to increase the participation of ppl w/ disabilities in computing. new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-inves…

LIVE NOW: presentation by AccessComputing's founding PI Richard Ladner about the work our project has done over the last 18(!) years. youtube.com/watch?v=SleZVu… #UW @uwcse @

Check out a recent webinar: Transparency In Teaching and Learning (TILT), which moves away from the “what” of teaching to the “how” and “why” of teaching. Supported by: AiiCE | TAPDINTO-STEM | @doituw washington.edu/doit/webinars/…

Watch @AndreasStefik, Associate Professor @unlv & Richard Ladner, Professor Emeritus at @UW in "CS Sparks" Ep. 11 where they talk about accessible 3D game development, advocacy, & the ever-evolving landscape of technology & inclusivity. bit.ly/CSSparks11 #InclusiveTech

AccessComputing is a part of The DO-IT Center (@doituw). If you give today, consider supporting them! @UW #HuskyGivingDay

The DO-IT Center & @ctr4neurotech (CNT) at the @UW are recruiting #neurodiverse high school students for a free neuroscience summer camp. Applications for our 2024 Summer Camp are now available! washington.edu/doit/programs/…

Just released! The 1st edition of Teaching Accessible Computing - this book aims to help computing educators integrate accessibility topics into their courses: bookish.press/tac

We’re proud to announce the 1st edition of Teaching Accessible Computing, a free, community-sourced online book that helps CS educators integrate accessibility topics into their classes: bookish.press/tac Congrats to the authors and our lead editor, the amazing @OAlannah.

Check out the latest issue of our newsletter! One big piece of news is that AccessComputing Leadership is transitioning from Richard Ladner to Professor Maya Cakmak as PI! washington.edu/accesscomputin…

We'd like to highlight the @github Social Impact strategy that highlights accessibility as one of their core areas of focus. Learn more at: socialimpact.github.com #accessibility #a11y #github

At 14, Anton received an old laptop that changed everything. Now he’s using AI to help himself and others achieve their potential. github.com/readme/stories…

Hi all, here is the latest edition of AccessComputing news! See what we've been up to and some updates from our community! washington.edu/accesscomputin…

Check out the latest short video by Byte-sized DEI-J (pronounced DJ) on ableist language. youtube.com/watch?v=iI4FPw… Byte-sized DEI-J is funded by the Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing (AiiCE). #DEI #computing #inclusion #ableism

@DisInfoSec 2023 is a fantastic opportunity! If you are self-identified as disabled & have something to say about cybersecurity, regardless of your credentials, submit a CFP for DisInfoSec 2023! Deadline is 12/23/2022, & notified by 12/30/2022. disinfosec.tech

The 2022 State of CS Education [advocacy.code.org/stateofcs] report is out. This year, there is data from additional states on the participation of students with IEPs and 504 plans in CS courses. See pages 121 and 122 for that information.

We are so proud of Stacy Branham, co-PI of AccessComputing, for giving such a fantastic keynote at Tapia 2022.

All of us at AccessComputing are excited to see some of our partners in person at the @cmdit Tapia Celebration in DC this week. You'll find us in the exhibit hall in booth #404 and at various disability-related sessions. Say hi!