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Fwd: [SIGCSE-MEMBERS] K-12 Educator Grants Available for Teaching Digital Accessibility (Apply by June 22)

  • 1.  Fwd: [SIGCSE-MEMBERS] K-12 Educator Grants Available for Teaching Digital Accessibility (Apply by June 22)

    Posted 05-28-2025 10:59 AM

    Found on a mailing list I'm on, in case you or someone you know might be interested. I am not affiliated with the author, just passing the info on. 

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    From: Devorah Kletenik <kletenik@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu>
    Date: Wed, May 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
    Subject: [SIGCSE-MEMBERS] K-12 Educator Grants Available for Teaching Digital Accessibility (Apply by June 22)
    To: <SIGCSE-MEMBERS@listserv.acm.org>

    Hi everyone,

    We're launching AccessEd, a new professional development program (sponsored by a SIGCSE Special Projects grant) to help K–12 computing teachers introduce students to digital accessibility - designing software that works for people with disabilities.

    Note: This program is about teaching students about accessible design, not about making your teaching more accessible.

    Who Should Apply?

    K–12 teachers who teach computing topics and want to include digital accessibility in their curriculum in the 2025–2026 school year.

    What You Commit To:

    • Attend a 2-hour Zoom PD session on accessibility
      (Tentatively: Tuesday, July 22, 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT) 

      If you're interested but the timing is tricky, apply anyway and let us know your availability.

    • Teach digital accessibility in Fall 2025

    • Complete a short pre/post survey before/after the PD and a brief Zoom interview after teaching

    What You Get: $500 stipend

    • $150 after the PD and survey

    • $350 after teaching and interview

    Apply here: https://forms.gle/ce45QJZtnX4MR9ou5

    Deadline: June 22, 2025

    Questions? Contact Dr. Devorah Kletenik (Brooklyn College) at kletenik@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu

    This program is part of a research study titled "Supporting K–12 Teachers in Teaching About Accessibility," approved by the CUNY IRB (protocol 2025-0338-Brooklyn).



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    Lauren Bricker
    (Dr./Ms.,she/her/hers)
    President, Puget Sound CSTA
    Associate Teaching Professor and K-12 Outreach, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering 
    Adjunct, Human Centered Design & Engineering
    University of Washington
    bricker@cs.washington.edu
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