AccessComputing News - February 2009
from the Alliance for Access to Computing Careers
February 2009
Highlights of this issue:
- Engage in AccessComputing
- AccessComputing Resources
- AccessComputing: Opening Doors to Opportunities
- Work-Based Learning
- Intern to Employee
- Rocketing to the Future
- Closing the Gap
- Ignite Your Education
- Harry Lang at the UW
- Computer Science Unplugged
- Discovering Opportunities
- Receiving the Purpose Prize
- Mellon Foundation Award Winner
- Minigrants: Support Your Event
- AccessComputing Leadership Institute
- Info at Your Fingertips
- Checking in on Accessibility
- Video Content and Universal Design
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Led by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) at the University of Washington, AccessComputing partners with Gallaudet University, Landmark College, and Rochester Institute of Technology. AccessComputing alliance partners are AccessSTEM, EAST, MIDWEST, RASEM2, National Center for Women and Information Technology, National Girls Collaborative Project, Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education, Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Empowering Leadership: Computing Scholars of Tomorrow, and Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact Alliance.
AccessComputing is supported by the National Science Foundation (grant #CNS-0540615 and #CNS-0837508). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. For further information, to be placed on the mailing list, to request materials in an alternate format, or to donate funds to AccessComputing or DO-IT contact:
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