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Course experiences of computing students with disabilities: four case studies

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 40, Issue 1

Pages 454 - 458

https://doi.org/10.1145/1352322.1352288

Published: 12 March 2008 Publication History

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Inclusive education is the practice of making sure that all students of all abilities have positive learning experiences. The study presented in this paper explores the current state of inclusive practices in computing education by presenting four case studies of students with disabilities taking their first computing courses. Their experiences share many common themes that reveal insights into their college experiences and connect with current theories as to how to achieve inclusive education. New technologies, such as podcasting, for promoting inclusion are also suggested.

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1. Applied computing
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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 1

SIGCSE 08

March 2008

549 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1352322

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SIGCSE '08: Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 2008
606 pages
ISBN:9781595937995
DOI:10.1145/1352135
General Chairs:
J. D. Dougherty
Haverford College
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Susan Rodger
Duke University
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Program Chairs:
Sue Fitzgerald
Metropolitan State University
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Mark Guzdial
Georgia Institute of Technology

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Ji JMurphy CBlaser BAkullian JStephenson BStone JBattestilli LRebelsky SShoop L(2024)Experiences of Undergraduate Computer Science Students Living with Mental Health ConditionsProceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 110.1145/3626252.3630846(597-603)Online publication date: 7-Mar-2024
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Perego E(2018)Into the language of museum audio descriptions: a corpus-based studyPerspectives10.1080/0907676X.2018.1544648(1-17)Online publication date: 20-Nov-2018
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Buzzi MBuzzi MLeporini BMori G(2011)Educational impact of structured podcasts on blind usersProceedings of the 6th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: applications and services - Volume Part IV10.5555/2030535.2030596(521-529)Online publication date: 9-Jul-2011
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