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The University of Massachusetts Amherst is leading a Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education (CAITE) to design and carry out comprehensive programs that address under representation in information technology (IT) education and the workforce. CAITE will focus on women and minorities in groups that are underrepresented in the Massachusetts innovation economy; that is, economically, academically, and socially disadvantaged residents. |
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"Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities" CAITE and AccessComputing are sponsoring a capacity-building institute Monday, October 19, 8.30 am - 3.30 pm at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA. The institute will feature Steven Fadden, Vice President, Landmark College and Terrill Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington, and the following topics: • Overview of Issues with Disabilities and Computing • Perspectives from students, disability services staff, faculty • Effective Practices & Assistive Technology • Teaching Computing and IT for All Abilities Teams from 2- and 4-year colleges in Massachusetts are encouraged to attend. Registration is required by October 5. Space is limited. Email for more information or call: 413.545.2013.
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Sponsored by CAITE an NSF CISE Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.s NSF-0634412 and NSF-0837739. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.