Access for All
Strategies for increasing the participation in computing of students with disabilities
Fully including students, teachers, and administrators with disabilities in telementoring
Seeking Predictors of Web Accessibility in U.S. Higher Education Institutes
Applying the NSF broader impacts criteria to HCI research
Working Together: Teaching Assistants and Students with Disabilities
Workshop for Emerging Deaf and Hard of Hearing Scientists: A Promising Practice for Building Community
Vince Cerf, a computer scientist who is recognized as one of the founders of the internet, and other individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have been very successful in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). However, as a group, individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing continue to be underrepresented in STEM fields.
Where can I locate the results of studies that test the accessibility of web pages?
In recent years, researchers have published their findings regarding the accessibility of web pages. Some of these findings have been made available on the web.
In Research on Web Accessibility in Higher Education, Terry Thompson, Sheryl Burgstahler, and Dan Comden evaluated ten critical sites at each of the 102 public extensive research universities in the United States. They conducted manual evaluations and automated evaluations using Bobby and compared results of the two methods.
Where can I learn about free assistive technology?
Assistive technology (AT) makes it possible for people with disabilities to benefit from mainstream technology when the standard modes of access are inaccessible to them. Many products are commercially available and some are free. The resources described below help individuals locate freely available AT.
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