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可以极大地惠及这些领域。AccessComputing第四次扩展的目标是(1)增加残疾人对计算事业的参与，(2)作为催化剂和国家资源，帮助使计算教育和职业机会对残疾人更友好和更容易获得。AccessComputing是一个不断扩大的参与计算(BPC)联盟家族中的一个，这些联盟正在与其他BPC项目合作，在多样性、公平性、包容性和可访问性方面使计算领域受益。这些对计算领域的好处转化为对国家的好处，帮助提高其技术劳动力响应国家需求的能力，这些需求越来越依赖于计算机技术。AccessComputing虽然以华盛顿大学为中心，但它与超过75个学术机构、计算组织和科技公司合作，以实现其共同目标。AccessComputing领导团队代表华盛顿大学、加州大学欧文分校、加拉德特大学和塔夫茨大学的保罗·G·艾伦计算机科学与工程学院、信息学院和DO-IT中心。为了实现项目目标，AccessComputing有四个目标：(1)个人参与计算：实施基于证据的做法，以增加残疾个人通过他们的教育途径进入计算机职业生涯的人数；(2)组织能力发展和协作：增加中学后机构、BPC联盟和项目、组织和行业的能力，以充分将残疾个人纳入计算领域，并促进可访问、包容和通用的设计实践；(3)课程开发：发展教师将可访问性和残疾内容整合到计算课程中的能力，以增加未来计算专业人员的知识和技能；以及(4)联盟影响和可持续性：促进利益攸关方之间的关系，以促进系统变革，扩大在线资源，培养业务流程控制和可获得性方面的下一代领导人，并开发可持续的产品和倡议。AccessCalculationFourth扩展有几个新举措。它们包括：(1)将访问计算的领导地位扩展到华盛顿大学以外，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)扩大访问计算的学生和他们可获得的服务；(4)加入新的BPC-A加速器，帮助协调和协同与性别、种族、民族和残疾有关的BPC努力；(5)扩大行业合作伙伴和与他们的互动；(6)扩大组织合作伙伴，包括计算领域的更多子学科；以及(7)开发一本全面和适应性强的电子书，用于教授计算机课程中的可访问性和残疾主题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.