Courseware Adaptation for Programming Logic Classes for Teaching Children with Blindness or Severe Low Sight

EasyChair Preprint 15257

Abstract

This article explores the necessity of modifying traditional educational resources used in teaching programming logic to better meet the needs of students with visual impairments. By integrating assistive technologies, blind and severely visually impaired learners are empowered to develop programming skills, thereby promoting a more inclusive education environment. The primary contributions of our work include: (i) a systematic review on programming education for blind children, (ii) the discussion of a toolkit composed of existing assistive software components to support software development by blind students, based on the literature review, and (iii) the adaptation of educational materials for teaching programming logic tailored to the needs of visually impaired students.

Keyphrases: Blindness, Severe Low Sight, children, programming, visual impairment

@booklet{EasyChair:15257,
  author    = {Angelo Amaral and Camila Aparecida Paris Baston and Carolina de Carvalho Amaral and Marcos Augusto Francisco Borges},
  title     = {Courseware Adaptation for Programming Logic Classes for Teaching Children with Blindness or Severe Low Sight},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 15257},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2024}}