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ERIC Number: EJ1434976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2379-7762
EISSN: EISSN-2328-3343
Accessibility for All: Introducing IT Accessibility in Postsecondary Computer Science Programs for K-12 Teachers
Rachel F. Adler; Devorah Kletenik
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v36 n1 p103-108 2023
While more universities are including IT accessibility in their computer science programs for undergraduate and graduate students, there is little accessibility training available for K-12 teachers. We created an intervention through which postsecondary students had opportunities to experience five computer games with a simulated impairment (color-blindness, auditory impairments, physical disabilities, blindness, or low-vision); first they played the game that was inaccessibly designed and then they played a version that was accessibly designed. The activity ended with a discussion of accessible design techniques. We tested the intervention with 18 teachers who were students in a university web development course that was part of their computer science training. Results show that teachers were very receptive to including accessibility topics in their future classrooms and thought the intervention was an effective method for teaching high school, middle school, and elementary school students about accessible design.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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