This document discusses teaching a course on Universal Design to computer science students. It provided an overview of the course contents, which included concepts of inclusive and non-exclusive design as well as practical examples. The course was aimed at advanced master's students over about 7-8 weeks. Student feedback indicated that the course was successful in raising awareness of accessibility issues and many pursued related topics for their master's theses.

1. Teaching
Universal
Design
to
Computer
Science
Students
Reflec:ons
from
a
first
course
instance
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2. Excluding
vs.
Non-­‐excluding
Design
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3. Non-­‐excluding
Design
• The
concept
and
principles
• Not
just
interfaces
and
control
• ADtude/understanding
• Many
prac:cal
examples
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4. Computer
Science
Students
• Basic
HCI
knowledge
as
a
requirement
• Advanced
Master
Level
– 10
credits
≈
7-­‐8
weeks
• Mul:-­‐Cultural
Group
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5. Good
and
Bad
• “Aha”-­‐moments
are
important
– Driving
a
wheel
chair
in
various
environments
• Focus
on
prac:cal
situa:ons
• Reflec:ons
focused
on:
– What
problems
are
there?
– Why
are
they
there?
– And
how
can
they
be
removed?
• Design
assignments
• Evalua:on
project
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6. Good
and
Bad
• Maybe
too
wide?
–
ICF
is
difficult
for
students
to
access
• No
covering
literature
– Book
is
under
way…
• Much
of
accessibility
is
focused
on
narrow
applica:ons
– WWW
– GUI
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7. Computer
Scien:sts?
• Is
this
for
CS
students?
• Focus
on
computer
science
issues?
– What
is
a
computer
science
problem
in
this
field?
– User
interac:on
problems/ADtudes
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8. What
happened?
• Most
students
(8/10)
reported
a
big
perspec:ve
change
as
a
result
of
the
course
• Largely
increased
awareness
– General
– Interna:onal
• Master
Theses
on
topics
– Tools
for
visually
impaired
people
– Tools
for
demen:a
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9. Thinking
about
an
including
future
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