November 17, 2020 –
November 19, 2020
Accessible Computer Science Education Fall Workshop
9:00 AM–1:30 PM PST
Location: Virtual/Online
Day 1 | November 17, 2020
Theme: Envisioning the Future of Tech for Inclusion
| Time (PST) | Session | Speaker(s) |
| 9:00 AM–9:10 AM | Welcome: Introduction to the workshop | Video | Richard Ladner, University of Washington & Roy Zimmermann, Microsoft |
| 9:10 AM–9:30 AM | (Re)Visioning education for progress and inclusion | Anat Caspi, University of Washington |
| 9:30 AM–9:45 AM | Students with disabilities in the U.S. | Video | Richard Ladner, University of Washington |
| 9:45 AM–10:00 AM | How a remote video game coding camp improved autistic college students’ self-efficacy in communication | Video | Andrew Begel, Microsoft |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM | The need for accessible technology | Video | Chancey Fleet, New York Public Library |
| 10:30 AM–10:35 AM | Special Guest! Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer | Video | Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft |
| 10:35 AM–10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM–12:15 PM | Facilitated breakout groups: Research plan development | |
| 12:15 PM–1:15 PM | Group report back |
Day 2 | November 18, 2020
Theme: Building a Pipeline from Research to Impact
| Time (PST) | Session | Speaker(s) |
| 9:00 AM–9:30 AM | Physical computing for computer science education | Video | Steve Hodges, Microsoft |
| 9:30 AM–10:00 AM | Evidence based CS education | Video | Andreas Stefik, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Valuing expertise from the people we serve | Video | Donna Auguste, Auguste Research Group |
| 10:30 AM–10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM–12:15 PM | Facilitated breakout groups: Research plan development | |
| 12:15 PM–1:15 PM | Group report back |
Day 3 | November 19, 2020
Theme: Unblocking the Pipeline from Education to Employment
| Time (PST) | Session | Speaker(s) |
| 9:00 AM–9:30 AM | Empowering ALL K12 students to learn computer science | Video | Ruthe Farmer, CS for All Consortium |
| 9:30 AM–10:00 AM | What does access mean? Re-thinking the accessibility research problems that we tackle | Video | Cecily Morrison, Microsoft |
| 10:00 AM–10:30 AM | Teaching and learning for neurodiverse students | Video | Beth Rosenberg, Tech Kids Unlimited @Ability Project/NYU |
| 10:30 AM–10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM–12:15 PM | Facilitated breakout groups: Research plan development | |
| 12:15 PM–1:15 PM | Group report back |