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- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2020 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s)
- ISSN
- 1558-2337
- eISSN
- 1558-1187
- DOI
- 10.1145/3386296.3386306
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This paper discusses the preliminary results from a national survey conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder to gauge the student benefits of taking accessibility and Universal Design topics in post-secondary courses. About a dozen programs and schools with a focus on Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related programs, agreed to distribute the survey to their current students and recent graduates. To date we have received 114 responses. Students who had taken these topics overwhelmingly rated these topics as either crucial (48.3%) or very valuable (31.7%). The results of this preliminary survey support the idea that including courses with these topics has notable work or career benefits, including finding employment. 42% of those taking courses with these topics reported some type of benefit in the area of work. Five individuals (or about 10%) of individuals who took these topics mentioned either that it specifically helped or possibly helped them to obtain a particular job or that it directed their career path.
Journal
ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing – Association for Computing Machinery
Published: Mar 2, 2020