AccessComputing
Accessible technology for online and face-to-face teaching and learning
The summer academy for advancing deaf and hard of hearing in computing
The impact of the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
Conference Engagement via Robot: A Case Study in an Option for a Student Unable to Travel
Background
Kavita is a graduate student in computer science. Because of her disability she cannot travel to professional conferences in her field.
Access Issue
Kavita has been able to attend some sessions at conferences via video calls, but this mode of access limits the ways she is able to engage in conference activities. For example, when she calls into a conference session, she is unable to network with other attendees in sessions and in exhibit areas through informal conversation.
About AccessComputing (AccessComputing News - January 2015)
AccessComputing Resources (AccessComputing News - January 2015)
Website
Connect to AccessComputing project information, resources, and materials.
Knowledge Base
The AccessComputing Knowledge Base (AccessComputing News - January 2015)
Accessible Hour of Code (AccessComputing News - January 2015)
Call for Promising Practices: Integrating Universal Design into Curriculum (AccessComputing News - January 2015)
In the January 2014 issue of AccessComputing News, we reported on a variety of efforts to integrate universal design into curriculum, which was the theme of the 2013 Accessing Higher Ground conference (www.uw.edu/accesscomputing/get-informed/publications/accesscomputing-news-january-2014/universal-design-curriculum-key-focus-accessing-higher-ground).