New Webinar Recordings Available

Several new webinar recordings from AccessComputing and other DO-IT projects are available. You might be interested in watching any of the following.

• Searching for Justice in Programming Language Design
  In this webinar, Amy Ko (professor in the Information School, University of Washington) examines what it might mean to center justice in programming language design and shares Wordplay.dev, a creative coding platform striving for equity and justice in accessibility and natural language.

• Panel: Community Building for Students with Disabilities on Their Campus
  This virtual panel shares experiences of students in clubs and organizations in college that are specifically for the disability community. Panelists include: Thomas A. Sefair-López (ASUW Office of Inclusive Design); Nayha Auradkar (Ability); Robin Templeton (University of Washington D Center).

• Reimagining Participation in the Digital Future
  Shireen Hafeez is the founder of the national outreach non-profit organization Deaf Kids Code. Since the diagnosis of her son, she became involved with advocacy and activism for kids like him. She founded the organization with the belief that the next generation of Deaf/hard of hearing kids should be contributors, leaders, makers, and innovators. The organization's first principle is that "The Digital Age is the Great Equalizer." The DKC's mission is to promote technology, design thinking, and computer science skills as a way to cultivate and ignite their students.

• Disability Inclusion in the Ongoing Pandemic
  The COVID-19 pandemic has had an outsized impact on the disability community. Many people with disabilities are at a high risk for severe COVID and continue to avoid in-person gatherings. Other people have joined the disability community after acquiring long COVID. As organizations and communities return to pre-pandemic norms, what implications does this have for disability inclusion? What can we do to ensure our organizations are welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities?

• Finding Community and Connection
  Despite an abundance of initiatives focused on equity for faculty with disabilities, very few of these programs center, or even consider, the experiences of faculty with disabilities. In this webinar, we'll hear from faculty with disabilities about ways to find community and connection with other faculty with disabilities through professional organizations, disability cultural centers, and other strategies.

• Access Issues for Faculty with Disabilities
  Conversations around disability in higher education often focus on access for students with disabilities and overlook the experiences of faculty with disabilities. In this webinar, you'll hear from faculty with disabilities and disability service providers on topics related to accommodations and universal design, funding for accommodations, and strategies to move beyond mere compliance with related laws.

• Equity and Inclusion Considerations in CS Education for Students Living with Mental Health and Medical Conditions
  This panel considers language and misconceptions regarding mental health, student stories, accommodations and support, parents' perspectives, and how we can extend equity and inclusion principles to those with mental health and medical conditions.

• Experiences of Professionals with Invisible Disabilities
  This session features professionals with invisible disabilities who will share their experiences in academia and the workforce.