Stephanie Ludi and Tom Reichlmayr, software engineering
professors at the Rochester Institute of Technology , are
working to increase the participation of people with visual
impairments in computing fields. The ImagineIT  summer workshop,
funded by Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
of the National Science Foundation , is designed for middle and
high school students (in grades 7 through 12) who have visual
impairments and would like to learn more about computing through
hands-on experiences. Participants learn about the wide variety
of career fields within computing and explore how computing is
applied in the real world. The ImagineIT workshop is divided
into three main modules: Robotics, Networking & Computer
Hardware, and Game Design. - In the Robotics module, students
learn about computer programming and design through Lego
Mindstorms. Student teams use screen readers and magnification
software, alongside accessible design manipulatives, to solve a
problem involving searching using touch