Accessibility issues with programming languages and programming environments pose a
major barrier for students with visual impairments to participate in computing related courses …

There are a growing number of jobs related to web development, yet there is little formal
literature about the accessibility of web development with a screen reader. This article …

Recent studies in the literature have shown that syntax remains a significant barrier to
novice computer science students in the field. While this syntax barrier is known to exist …

Introductory programming activities for students often include graphical user interfaces or
other visual media that are inaccessible to students with visual impairments. Digital …

In recent times, programming environments like Visual Studio are widely used to enhance
programmer productivity. However, inadequate accessibility prevents Visually Impaired (VI) …

It can be difficult for a blind developer to understand and navigate through a large amount of
code quickly, as they are unable to skim as easily as their sighted counterparts. To help …

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) play an important role in the workflow of many
software developers, eg providing syntactic highlighting or other navigation aids to support …

This paper presents a unique approach to undergraduate teaching in which accessibility
topics are completely integrated throughout the curriculum, treating accessibility not as a …

Sighted programmers often rely on visual cues (eg, syntax coloring, keyword highlighting,
code formatting) to perform common coding activities in text-based languages (eg, Python) …

The blind and visually impaired community is significantly underrepresented in computer
science. Students who wish to enter the discipline must overcome significant technological …