[nabs-l] Computer Science and related Research

[Michael]

Hello All:
	My name is Michael Ausbun, and I am currently a student at the
Louisiana Center for the Blind. I am conducting research, to develop a
comprehensive guide for prospective computer science students. I would much
appreciate it if you would take some time and answer the following
questions.
	Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Respectfully,
Michael Ausbun

Research questions:
Advocacy:
(1)	What accommodations do you believe were most beneficial to you in
completing your degree?
(2)	What accommodation(s) were necessary when completing visual
components of one's degree requirements?
(3)	In what ways have you advocated for the modification of materials to
ensure equal access for yourself or future computer science students?
(4)	What is the most important question(s) a computer science student
should ask their instructors before and during a selected course of study?
(5)	Are there any Universities, companies, or organizations who have
been greater benefactors?
Academics:
(1)	How much math and science is necessary for a person to be successful
within the computer science field.
(2)	In general, are materials accessible with access technology?
(3)	What are some effective, and somewhat universal, techniques for
manipulating and writing computer languages?
(4)	In what ways did your assignments get modified, to establish equal
access to all requirements?
(5)	What are some effective ways for designing accessible algorithms and
data structures?
(6)	When developing a portfolio, did you find an accessible way of
publicly displaying your code, or for hosting your portfolio?
(7)	After publishing your code, what methods do you use to ensure the
visible code is visually appealing or readable?
(8)	Are there any courses you might recommend to take in high school to
prepare someone going into the computer science field?
(9)	Besides the source work required to obtain your degree, what
additional course work might you recommend to enhance one's employment
effectiveness?
Access technology:
(1)	What access technology gave you the greatest degree of opportunity
to compete on an equal playing field with your peers?
(2)	What challenges did access technology present when interacting with
the technology required to complete tasks and assignments for your computer
science degree or profession?
(3)	What role does access technology play in the completion of your
daily assignments or tasks?
(4)	How might modifications to standard technology create more
opportunity for usability with access technology?
General technology:
(1)	In what ways is the general technology inaccessible when paired with
access technology? Are there any work arounds for these issues?
(2)	What sort of accommodations are necessary for the use of most
general technology used in this field of study or profession?
(3)	Can standard tasks be completed on a unit without extensive
modification or accommodations?
Does most technology come ready to use? Are there ways to increase one's
productivity when using Python JavaScript C++ swift and racket, and
integrated development environments (IDEs)-such as CodeLite, Eclipse,
NetBeans, VisualWX, Xcode, and KDevelop?