AccessComputing
What efforts exist to track the participation of students with disabilities in K-12 computer science education?
Very few data sets that offer data about students in computer science (CS) education include information about students with disabilities. Indeed, very few organizations collect this data.
Where can I find promising practices regarding efforts to promote teaching inclusive K-12 computer science?
Recognizing the value of learning computer science (CS) for all students, many nationwide efforts are underway to ensure that all students in K-12 schools are introduced to computer science. Unfortunately, many of these efforts do not promote practices that are fully accessible and inclusive of students with disabilities. Three examples of inclusive efforts are listed below.
ICER 2020: A Promising Practice in Accessible Virtual Conference Presentations
Throughout 2020, as conferences moved online in response to the global pandemic, many struggled with accessibility while others took proactive steps to make their conference more accessible. The 2020 Association of Computing Machinery International Computing Education Research Conference (ICER) is an example of one conference that chose to take proactive steps by captioning the sessions and providing clear guidelines to presenters about accessible presentations.