Published Articles | AccessComputing

In order to build awareness about issues related to including people with disabilities in computing and build a knowledge base related to this topic, AccessComputing publishes articles in a variety of settings.

Blaser, B., Bennett, C.,Ladner, R., Burgstahler, S., & Mankoff, J. (2019). Perspectives of women with disabilities in computing. In C. Frieze & J. L. Quesenberry (Eds.), Cracking the digital ceiling: Women in computing around the world (pp. 159-182). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Kawas, S., Vonesen, L., & Ko, A. (2019). Teaching accessibility: A design exploration of faculty professional development at scale. In proceedings of SIGCSE ’19: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. http://doi.org/10.1145/3287324.3287399
Stefik, A., Ladner, R. E., Allee, W., & Mealin, S. (2019). Computer science principles for teachers of blind and visually impaired students. In proceedings of SIGCSE ’19: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. http://doi.org/10.1145/3287324.3287453
Hall, M., Ladner, R., Levitt, D., & Perez-Quinones, M. (2018, December 11). Broadening participation in computing Is easier than you think. Communications of the ACM. Retrieved from https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/233339-broadening-participation-in-computing-is-easier-than-you-think/fulltext.
Shinohara, K., Kawas, S., Ko, A. J., & Ladner, R. E. (2018). Who teaches accessibility?: A survey of U.S. computing faculty. In proceedings from SIGCSE '18: The 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. Baltimore, MD.
Wobbrock, J. O., Gajos, K. Z., Kane, S. K., & Vanderheiden, G. C. (2018). Ability-based design. Communications of the ACM, 61(6) 62-71.
Burgstahler, S. (submitted 2017). Fully including students with disabilities in online courses: Tips for instructors. IAGD Spring 2017 special issue entitled Teaching Students with Disabilities: Concepts, Approaches, and Practices.
Burgstahler, S. (2017). ADA compliance for online course design. EDUCAUSE Review.
Ladner, R.E. & Rector, K. (2017). Making your presentation accessible. Interactions, 24(4), 56-59. DOI: 10.1145/3085564
Ladner, R. & Burgstahler, S. (2017). Expanding the pipeline: Broadening participation in computing fields by preparing more professionals with disabilities. Computing Research News, 29(5), 55-58.
Ladner, R. & Stefik, A. (2017, June). AccessCSforAll: Making computer science accessible to K-12 students in the United States. SIGACCESS Newsletter, 118.
Swearngin, A., Ko, A. J., & Fogarty, J (2017). Genie: Input retargeting on the web through command reverse engineering. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 4703-4714.
Blaser, B., Ladner, R., & Burgstahler, S. Lessons learned: Engaging students with disabilities on a national scale. Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT), 2016. IEEE, 2016.
Ko, A.J. and Ladner, R. (2016) AccessComputing promotes teaching accessibility. ACM Inroads 7.
Ladner, R., & Israel, M. 2016. "For all" in "computer science for all". Communications of the ACM. ACM59, 9 (August 2016), 26-28.
Bellman, S., Burgstahler, S., & Hinke, P. (2015). Academic coaching outcomes for students with disabilities pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 28(1), 101-106.
Burgstahler, S. (2015). Opening doors or slamming them shut? Online learning practices and students with disabilities. Social Inclusion, 3(6), 69-79.
Ladner, R. (2015). Design for user empowerment, Interactions, 22(7), 24-29. DOI:10.1145/2723869
AccessCS10K: Helping make high school computing courses more accessible and welcoming to students with disabilities [Web log post].
Ladner, R. & Burgstahler, S. (2015). Increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities in computing. Communications of the ACM, 58(12), 33-36.
Stefik, A. (2015, October 1). AccessCS10K: An introduction to the Quorum programming language and evidence-oriented programming [Web log post].
Stefik, A., & Ladner, R. (2015). Introduction to AccessCS10K and accessible tools for teaching programming. Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '15) (pp. 518–519). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
Bellman, S., Burgstahler, S., Ladner, R. (2014). Work-based learning experiences help students with disabilities transition to careers: A case study of University of Washington projects. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, & Rehabilitation. 48, 399-405.
Blaser, B. (2014). Ensuring equal access for students with disabilities. CSTA Voice, 10(1), 3-4.
B. S. Duerstock & C. A. Shingledecker, Eds. (pp. 48-60). From college to careers: Fostering inclusion of persons with disabilities in STEM. Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6185/765.3
Ladner, R. (2014). My path to becoming an accessibility researcher. SIGAccess Newsletter, (110), 5-16.
Ladner, R. (2014 Mar). The impact of the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Communications of the ACM, 57(3), 30-32.
Roth, R. (2013). Summer computing academy. CSTA Voice, 8(6), 5,8.
Taylor, V., & Ladner, R. (2013). Computing meets culture. CSTA Voice, 8(6), 4-5.
Thompson, T. (2013). Teaching for diversity through web design. CSTA Voice, 9(3), 1-2.
Thompson, T., Comden, D., Ferguson, S., Burgstahler, S., & Moore, E. (2013). Seeking predictors of web accessibility in U.S. higher education institutes, Information Technology and Disabilities Journal, 13(1).
Thompson, T., Comden, D., Ferguson, S., Burgstahler, S., & Moore, E. (2013). Seeking predictors of web accessibility in U.S. higher education institutes, Information Technology and Disabilities Journal, 13(1).
Burgstahler, S. (2012). Promoting the success of students with learning disabilities through accommodations and transition support, technology access, and universal design. Japan Academy of Learning Disabilities (JALD).
Burgstahler, S. (2012). Creating an e-mentoring community. Closing the Gap, 30(6), 12-14.
Burgstahler, S., Ladner, R., & Bellman, S. (2012). Strategies for increasing the participation in computing of students with disabilities. ACM Inroads, 3(4), 42-48.
Ladner, R., Alkoby, K., Bigham, J., Ludi, S., Marghitu, D., Stefik, A. (2012). Improving the accessibility of computing enrichment programs (abstract only). In SIGCSE ’12 Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education, 662. New York: ACM.
Taylor, V., & Ladner, R. (2012). Where are the minorities in computing?, Computing Research News, 24(2), 2.
Burgstahler, S. (2011). Universal design: Implications for computing education. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 11(3).
Burgstahler, S., Anderson, A., & Litzkow, M. (2011). Accessible technology for online and face-to-face teaching and learning. In T. Cox & K. King (Eds.), The professor's guide to taming technology (pp. 201–218). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Burgstahler, S. & Comden, D. (2011). Computer and cell phone access for individuals with mobility impairments: State of the art NeuroRehabilitation 28(3), 183-197.
Burgstahler, S., Moore, E., & Crawford, L., (2011). Tracking the effectiveness of DO-IT interventions: New longitudinal data on students with disabilities, Closing the Gap, 30(3), 14-16.
Burgstahler, S., & Thompson, T. (2011). Fully including students, teachers, and administrators with disabilities in telementoring. In D. A. Scigliano (Ed.), Telementoring in the K-12 classroom (pp. 89-115). Hershey, NY: Information Science Reference.
Gilbert, J., Burnett, M., Ladner, R., Rosson, M., Davis, J. (2011). Applying the NSF broader impacts criteria to HCI research, CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 459-462.
Ladner, R. (Ed.) (2011). Broadening Participation. [Special Issue]. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 11(3).
Ladner, R., & VanDeGrift, T. (2011). Broadening participation (part 1), ACM Transactions, 11(2).
Ladner, R., & VanDeGrift, T. (2011). Broadening participation (part 2), ACM Transactions, 11(3).
Taylor, V., & Ladner, R. (2011). Data trends on minorities and people with disabilities in computing, Communications of the ACM, 54(12), 34.
Cavender, A. C., Ladner, R. E., & Roth, R. I. (2009). The summer academy for advancing deaf and hard of hearing in computing. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 41(1), 514-518.
Ladner, R. (2009). Broadening participation: Opening remarks. Communications of the ACM, 52(12), 22.
Ladner, R. E. (2009). Persons with disabilities: Broadening participation and accessibility research. Computing Research News, 21(2).
Bigham, J. P., Aller, M., Brudvik, J. T., Leung, J. O., Yazzolino, L., & Ladner, R. E. (2008). Inspiring blind high schoolers to pursue computer science with instant messaging chatbots. In S. Rodger (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 449–453). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
Burgstahler, S., Ladner, R., & Comden, D. (2008). Broadening participation of people with disabilities in computing fields. In ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (pp. 12-15). Milwaukee, WI: IEEE.
Ladner, R. & VanDeGrift, T. (2008). The game of life: an outreach model for high school students with disabilities. In S. Rodger (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 296-297). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
Ladner, R.E. (2008). Access for all. Association of Computing Machinery.
Thompson, T. (2008). Universal design of computing labs. In Universal design in higher education: From principles to practice (pp. 235-244). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Burgstahler, S., & Ladner, R. (2007). Increasing the participation of people with disabilities in computing fields. Computer, 40(5), 94-97.
Ladner, R. (2007). Reaching students with disabilities. Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Voice, 3(2), 4.
Thompson, T., Burgstahler, S., Moore, E., Gunderson, J., & Hoyt, N. (2007). International research on web accessibility for persons with disabilities. In Managing worldwide operations and communications with information technology. Hershey, PA: Information Resources Management Association.
Burgstahler, S., & Ladner, R. (2006). An alliance to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in computing careers. ACM SIGACCESS Newsletter.
Burgstahler, S., & Ladner, R. (2006). Making computing accessible. Computer Science Teachers Association, (CSTA) Voice, 2(3), 5.
Ladner, R. (2006). Equal access: Making your department accessible to students with disabilities. The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 22(2), 9-11.
VanDeGrift, T., Ladner, R. E., Poginy, A., & Burgstahler, S. (2006). The game of life workshop - Reaching out to high school students with disabilities. Presented at the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago.
AccessComputing. (2012). Equal access: Universal design of computing departments [Brochure]. Seattle: DO-IT, University of Washington.
Burgstahler, B. (2017). Equal access: Universal design of instruction [Brochure]. Seattle: DO-IT, University of Washington.
Ladner, R. & Comden, D. (2008). Computer science for everyone: Making your computing classes and departments accessible. In S. Rodger (Ed.), Proceedings of the 39th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (pp. 449–453). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
Thompson, T. (2013). 30 web accessibility tips [Brochure]. Seattle: DO-IT, University of Washington.