by University of Washington / National Science Foundation
AccessComputing is part of the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing programme and is jointly led by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the DO-IT Centre at the University of Washington. It engages over 80 partner institutions, companies, and organisations including Gallaudet University, Microsoft, and the ACM SIGACCESS special interest group.
The alliance connects college students with disabilities to a peer-mentoring network and maintains a searchable knowledge base of questions, case studies, and promising practices for making computing instruction accessible. Mini-grants support research, conference attendance, and internship opportunities. Faculty and institutions can access free guidelines for creating inclusive computing courses and laboratories.
College and graduate students with physical, sensory, learning, or other disabilities who are pursuing or considering computing and IT fields, as well as faculty and disability services staff seeking to make computer science programmes more inclusive.
Literacy support toolbar providing text-to-speech, word prediction, picture dictionaries, and highlighting tools for students and adults with dyslexia, ADHD, and other reading or writing differences.
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Magic Math Tools is a set of accessible tactile mathematical instruments — including Braille numbers, rulers, protractors, and compasses — designed for use with the Tactonom Reader Flex. The tools allow blind and visually impaired learners to interactively experience arithmetic and geometric measurement. They are intended for use in classroom math lessons.
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The Audio Braille Generator is a free online tool that converts braille words into audio, assigning a unique sound to each braille letter. It is intended to help users learn and explore the braille alphabet through an auditory medium.
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