@inproceedings{d7a013d8fbf94504ab05a157210bf639,
title = "Blind web development training at oysters and pearls technology camp in Uganda",
abstract = "Despite a growing emphasis and vocational demand for STEM education and code literacy, many coding resources and curricula are not easily accessible to individuals with vision impairments. Given the international demand for code literacy and web development skills, we must strive to create accessible educational materials that are effective across multiple cultures. In this paper we describe formative work in the development and evaluation of a 7-day course in web development that we taught at the Oysters and Pearls Technology Camp in Gulu, Uganda to 13 Blind and Low-Vision students who had no experience building websites. We describe our curriculum design, development of custom tactile and software educational tools, and student experiences taking the course. Students in the course learned new web development skills and self-reported a strong sense of pride and enthusiasm to continue their studies upon completion of the course. We make suggestions for future iterations of this curriculum and generalizable advice to others interested in developing accessible programming courses.",
keywords = "Accessibility, Blindness, Code literacy, Low-vision, Stem education, Web development",
author = "Claire Kearney-Volpe and Amy Hurst and Scott Fitzgerald",
year = "2019",
month = may
day = "13",
doi = "10.1145/3315002.3317562",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of the 16th Web For All 2019 Personalization - Personalizing the Web, W4A 2019",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery, Inc",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 16th Web For All 2019 Personalization - Personalizing the Web, W4A 2019",
note = "16th International Web for All Conference: Personalization - Personalizing the Web, W4A 2019 ; Conference date: 13-05-2019 Through 15-05-2019",
}