BPC-AE: AccessComputing Fourth Extension

残疾人在计算机领域的代表性不足，但他们的观点和专业知识对这些领域大有裨益。AccessComputing第四次扩展的目标是：(1)增加残疾人对计算机职业的参与；(2)作为一种催化剂和国家资源，帮助残疾人获得更受欢迎和更容易获得的计算机教育和职业机会。AccessComputing是扩大计算参与（BPC）联盟的成员之一，该联盟与其他BPC项目合作，使计算领域在多样性、公平性、包容性和可访问性方面受益。计算领域的这些好处转化为国家的好处，帮助提高其技术劳动力的能力，以响应越来越依赖于计算技术的国家需求。AccessComputing虽然以华盛顿大学为中心，但与超过75个学术机构、计算机组织和技术公司合作，以实现其共同目标。AccessComputing领导团队代表了华盛顿大学Paul G. Allen计算机科学与工程学院、信息学院和DO-IT中心；加州大学欧文分校；加劳德特大学;和塔夫茨大学。为了实现项目目标，AccessComputing有四个目标：(1)个人参与计算：实施基于证据的实践，以增加残疾人的数量，通过他们的教育途径进入计算机职业；(2)组织能力发展和协作：提高高等院校、BPC联盟和项目、组织和行业的能力，使残疾人充分参与计算领域，促进无障碍、包容、通用的设计实践；(3)课程发展：培养教师将无障碍和残疾内容整合到计算机课程中的能力，以增加未来计算机专业人员的知识和技能；(4)联盟影响和可持续性：促进利益相关者之间的关系，促进系统性变革，扩大在线资源，培养下一代BPC和可访问性领导者，开发可持续的产品和举措。AccessComputing第四扩展中有几个新举措。它们包括：(1)将AccessComputing的领导层从华盛顿大学扩展到包括来自三个新机构的新兴领导人；(2)扩大学术合作伙伴，包括更多的社区和技术学院；(3)扩大AccessComputing学生及其可获得的服务；(4)加入新的BPC- a加速器，该加速器将有助于协调和协同BPC在性别、种族、民族和残疾方面的努力；(5)拓展行业合作伙伴及互动；(6)扩大组织合作伙伴，纳入更多计算领域的分支学科；(7)开发一种全面的、适应性强的电子书，用于在计算机课程中教授无障碍和残疾主题。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

People with disabilities are underrepresented in computing fields, yet their perspectives and expertise can benefit these fields greatly. The goals of the AccessComputing Fourth Extension are to (1) increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing careers and (2) serve as a catalyst and national resource to help make computing educational and career opportunities more welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities. AccessComputing is one of a family of Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Alliances that are working with other BPC projects to benefit computing fields in terms of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. These benefits to computing fields translate to benefits to the nation by helping to improve the ability of its technology workforce to respond to national needs that depend, more and more, on computing technology. AccessComputing, although centered at the University of Washington, partners with over 75 academic institutions, computing organizations, and tech companies to achieve its common goals. The AccessComputing leadership team represents the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, Information School, and DO-IT Center at the University of Washington; University of California, Irvine; Gallaudet University; and Tufts University. In order to meet the project goals, AccessComputing has four objectives: (1) Individual engagement in computing: implement evidence-based practices to increase the number of individuals with disabilities moving through critical junctures through their pathways to education to computing careers; (2) Organizational capacity development and collaboration: increase the capacity of postsecondary institutions, BPC alliances and projects, organizations, and industry to fully include individuals with disabilities in computing fields and promote accessible, inclusive, universal design practices; (3) Curriculum development: develop the capacity of faculty to integrate accessibility and disability content into computing courses to increase knowledge and skills of future computing professionals; and (4) Alliance impact and sustainability: foster relationships among stakeholders to promote systemic changes, expand online resources, develop the next generation of leaders in BPC and accessibility, and develop sustainable products and initiatives. Several initiatives are new to AccessComputing Fourth Extension. They include: (1) Expanding the AccessComputing leadership beyond the University of Washington to include emerging leaders from three new institutions; (2) Expanding the academic partners to include more community and technical colleges; (3) Expanding the AccessComputing students and the services available to them; (4) Joining the new BPC-A Accelerator that will help coordinate and synergize BPC efforts related to gender, race, ethnicity, and disability; (5) Expanding the industry partners and interactions with them; (6) Expanding the organizational partners to include more subdisciplines in computing fields; and (7) Developing a comprehensive and adaptable e-book for teaching accessibility and disability topics in computing courses.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.