Design Considerations to Increase Block-based Language Accessibility for Blind Programmers Via Blockly

Ludi, Stephanie; Spencer, Margaret Beale

doi:10.18293/vlss2017-013

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“…Also, there are ways to increase accessibility to existing programs. To increase the accessibility of Google-developed Blocky, Stephanie et al developed a new framework to make it compatible with screen readers and Caraco et al studied how to access it through a touch screen and a screen reader method [14,15].…”

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Tangible Programming Learning System (TPLS) for Programming Class with Visually Impaired and Sighted Students

Kim¹,

Lee²,

Chun³

et al. 2023

IJIET

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In the inclusive classroom, the visually impaired and sighted student participate together in programming classes. However, familiar tools for the sighted students are difficult for the visually impaired students, and tools available to the visually impaired students are unfamiliar to the sighted students. These differences in tools make it difficult for these students to communicate and collaborate. To solve this problem, we developed a tangible programming system (TLPS). The system has an intuitive interface which can be used by both the visually impaired and the sighted people. To validate this system, 16 elementary school students participated in a usability evaluation and gave a positive evaluation of the system. In addition, the evaluation showed improvement in the participating students’ disability awareness of the visually impaired and in programming.

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Tangible Programming Learning System (TPLS) for Programming Class with Visually Impaired and Sighted Students

Kim¹,

Lee²,

Chun³

et al. 2023

IJIET

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“…Using Blockly as a model, Ludi and Spencer (2017) discussed accessibility design issues in block-based programming environments, focusing on the programming workflow. The authors mention that Blockly is often used as a framework for the design of other block-based languages and activities.…”

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Beyond the eye: making block-based programming languages accessible to visually impaired people

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Perdigão

Silva

et al. 2022

Anais Do I Workshop De Pensamento Computacional E Inclusão (WPCI 2022)

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The aim of this work is to present a literature review concerning the accessibility of block-based programming languages and environments for people with visual impairments. The results show that the most popular block-based languages are built on graphical features that are not accessible for visually impaired people. However, some languages have been developed with the visually impaired learner in mind. We conclude that, in addition to the development of specific languages, other kinds of efforts have been made for the creation of accessible block-based programming environments.

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Accessible Block-Based Programming for K-12 Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision

Das

Marghitu

Mandala

et al. 2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Design Considerations to Increase Block-based Language Accessibility for Blind Programmers Via Blockly

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

Tangible Programming Learning System (TPLS) for Programming Class with Visually Impaired and Sighted Students

Tangible Programming Learning System (TPLS) for Programming Class with Visually Impaired and Sighted Students

Beyond the eye: making block-based programming languages accessible to visually impaired people

Accessible Block-Based Programming for K-12 Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision

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