/accesscomputing/disability/low-vision en /accesscomputing/teaching-accessible-computing <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/doit/videos/index.php?vid=119">Teaching Accessible Computing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-short-description field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Faculty authors of the new online &quot;Teaching Accessible Computing&quot; text talk about a best practice from their chapter.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-project field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Project:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/accesscomputing/project/accesscomputing">AccessComputing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-image-sync field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Large Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="/accesscomputing/sites/default/files/doit-sync/images/tchaccesscomp_0.png" width="122" height="92" alt=" Sketch of a student using a laptop" title=" Teaching Accessible Computing: Screen Shot" /></div></div></div> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:15:01 +0000 FeedsImporter 5849 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/teaching-accessible-computing#comments /accesscomputing/what-you-should-know-about-your-students-disabilities <div class="field field--name-field-url field--type-link-field field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/doit/videos/index.php?vid=117">What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-short-description field--type-text field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even">Students share information about what the wish their faculty knew about students with disabilities.</div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-project field--type-taxonomy-term-reference field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Project:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><a href="/accesscomputing/project/accesscomputing">AccessComputing</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-field-image-sync field--type-image field--label-above"><div class="field__label">Large Image:&nbsp;</div><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><img src="/accesscomputing/sites/default/files/doit-sync/images/profsknew.jpg" width="122" height="92" alt=" Still image from video: What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities" title=" What you should know about Your Students with Disabilities: Screenshot" /></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:55:01 +0000 FeedsImporter 5848 at /accesscomputing /accesscomputing/what-you-should-know-about-your-students-disabilities#comments /accesscomputing/are-there-hour-code-activities-are-accessible-students-visual-impairments <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><a href="https://code.org/">Code.org</a>’s Hour of Code activities are one-hour tutorials designed to expose K-12 students to coding and other aspects of computer science. Although there are numerous Hour of Code projects, many are not accessible to students who are blind and visually impaired. However, there are two that utilize the <a href="https://quorumlanguage.com/">Quorum</a> programming language and are accessible.</p> <p><a href="https://quorumlanguage.com/hourofcode/part1.html">Code with Mary</a>, <a href="https://quorumlanguage.com/hourofcode/astro1.html">Astronomy</a>, <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGBLiioHf3fxUj3DA4pbqWK76Dv1mgCIyoBctQ148G5jdbTuLN2f62__09c17d99DvWqBztoQE=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dash Joins a Dance Circle</a> (K-5), and <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGBLiioHYmD6A4pEk9hHW_mLA4nB5Jv91gY2LjF1OsWdygwpeyn8_6TxzR165C6GETgDnfrWAo=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dash Joins a Dance Circle (with functions)</a> (6-8) are fully accessible to students with visual impairments and can also be used with a classroom of sighted students. Currently, there are no other accessible Hour of Code activities.</p> <p>For more information about Code.org and students with disabilities, consult <a href="https://hourofcode.com/us/supporting-special-needs-students">Supporting Students with Disabilities for the Hour of Code</a>.</p> <p>For more information about accessible K-12 computer science, consult the following knowledge base articles:</p> <ul><li><a href="/accesscomputing/what-are-some-examples-accessible-programming-languages">What are some examples of accessible programming languages?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/what-quorum-programming-language">What is the Quorum programming language?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/how-can-k-12-computing-courses-be-made-accessible-students-disabilities">How can K-12 computing courses be made accessible to students with disabilities?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/are-there-resources-help-individuals-who-are-blind-build-hardware-devices">Are there resources to help individuals who are blind build hardware devices?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/what-access-challenges-might-visitors-web-page-experience">What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/what-are-typical-accommodations-students-blindness">What are typical accommodations for students with blindness?</a></li> <li><a href="/accesscomputing/how-can-people-who-are-blind-operate-computers">How can people who are bl