Accessibility and Disability in PreK-12 CS: Results from a Landscape Survey of Teachers
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Despite the interest in equity, little research has considered students with disabilities in PreK-12 computer science education. The 2022 Computer Science Teachers Association and Kapor Center facilitated Landscape Survey of PreK-12 CS Teachers, which had over 2200 responses, gives us new insight. There were few significant differences between the experiences and perceptions of teachers with disabilities and those without. Accessibility was the least taught computing concept. Furthermore, teachers reported on a variety of barriers that students with disabilities encounter related to structural barriers, students choosing note to take CS, and teachers' perceptions of student ability. The findings point to the need for interventions related to resources, outreach, and policy.
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- Authors
- Blaser, B., Ladner, R. E., Twarek, B., Stefik, A., & Stabler, H.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Computer Science Teachers Association, Chicago, IL, USA, IL, USA
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 2024 on RESPECT Annual Conference
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2024-05-16
- Pages
- 13-20
- OpenAlex
- W4396881351
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 7.89
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Research on Equity and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (2121993, 2122189, 2106392, and 2118453)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Teaching and Learning Programming
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Keywords
- students with disabilities, computer science education, accessibility, PreK-12 education, teacher perceptions, equity in computing, structural barriers
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