Computer Science Education

The field of teaching and learning computing concepts, programming, and computational thinking across K-12, post-secondary, and professional contexts. CS education relies heavily on visual representations — code editors, diagrams of data structures and algorithms, flowcharts, architecture drawings — which creates systemic barriers for blind and visually impaired learners when materials are not authored accessibly. Accessible CS education research develops curricula, tools, and instructional materials (such as accessible IDEs, tactile manipulatives, screen-reader-friendly diagram tools) that preserve the computational meaning students need to reason with, not just the visual surface.