Stephanie Ludi|Thomas Reichlmayr
The Use of Robotics to Promote Computing to Pre-College Students with Visual Impairments
Rochester Institute of Technology|Rochester Institute of Technology
article describes outreach program broaden participation computing include students visual impairments precollege workshops target students grades 712 engage students robotics programming use robotics precollege level become popular part due availability lego mindstorm nxt kits robotics programming tools materials used workshops designed accessibility focus participants different degrees vision use available assistive technology open source software robotics accessible visually impaired quantitative qualitative results three robotics workshops conducted past three years discussed including initial longterm results strategies based experiences also shared promote accessible outreach many participants middle early high school findings indicate participant interest computing high regardless whether schools offer computer science courses increased interest confidence robotics persists throughout followup activities