On the inclusion of learners with visual impairment in computing education programs in Brazil: practices of educators and perceptions of visually impaired learners

Brazilian Computer Society. Journal

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Leandro Luque¹  Leônidas O. Brandão³  Elisabeti Kira³  Anarosa A. F. Brandão¹ 

[1] University of Sao Paulo;Sao Paulo State Technological College - Fatec;The Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sao Paulo

关键词: Computing education;    Inclusion;    Visual impairment;    Blind;    Perception;    Survey;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13173-018-0068-0

来源: Springer U K

【 摘 要 】

Individuals with visual impairment face varied challenges when attending education programs in many fields and levels. In computing education programs, the frequent required use of charts, graphs, and diagrams poses additional challenges to their inclusion. In order to inform and to establish appropriate action plans for a more inclusive scenario, it is important to gather information from the parties involved. In this context, this work presents the practices of educators and the perceptions of visually impaired learners regarding such inclusion. The practice and perceptions were gathered from a survey with 56 computing educators and with 19 visually impaired learners who have attended computing education programs. The results suggest educators have limited access to knowledge related to the inclusion of visually impaired learners in lectures and feel unprepared to this scenario. On the other hand, visually impaired learners do not feel included in computing education programs.

【 授权许可】

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