AccessComputing at SIGCSE

AccessComputing affiliates at SIGCSE 2018.

AccessComputing will be involved in several activities at the SIGCSE Technical Symposium being held February 27 – March 3, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. Visit with AccessComputing staff and team members in the exhibit hall at the broadening participation booth (421) and check out the following sessions:

  • Pre conference session: What to Teach about Accessibility - Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Hyatt: Greenway C (2nd floor)
  • Birds of a Feather: Access to Computing Education for Students with Disabilities - Thu, Feb 28, 2019, 6:30 pm – 7:20 pm, Hyatt: Greenway F/G (2nd floor)
  • Educational Experiences of Blind Programmers - Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 1:45 pm – 2:10 pm, Millennium: Grand South (1st floor)
  • Computer Science Principles for Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 2:10 pm – 2:35 pm, Millennium: Grand South (1st floor)
  • Demo: Blocks4All: Making Block-Based Programming Languages Accessible for Children with Visual Impairments - Sat, Mar 2, 2019, 9:45 am – 10:35 am, Greenway H/I
  • Teaching Accessibility: A Design Exploration of Faculty Professional Development at Scale - Sat, Mar 2, 2019, 10:10 am – 10:35 am, Hyatt: Greenway A (2nd floor)

While you’re at it, check out some of the other disability related sessions:

  • Birds of a Feather: Supporting Computer Science Students Living with Mental Illness - Thu, Feb 28, 5:30 pm – 6:20 pm, Millenium: Grand Central (lobby level)
  • Session 2J: The New NSF Requirement for Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Plans: Community Advice and Resources - Thu, Feb 28, 2019, 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm, Hyatt: Northstar A (2nd floor)
  • Panel: Making K-12 CS Education Accessibility a Norm, not an Exception - Sat, Mar 2, 2019, 11:15 am – 12:30 pm, Hyatt: Regency (2nd floor)
  • Accessible AST-Based Editing for Visually-Impaired Programmers - Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 2:35 pm – 3:00 pm, Millennium: Grand South (1st floor)

Find more details on the SIGCSE website.