[Youth-outreach] Please Share: Lego Robotics workshop for Middle and High School Students who are Visually Impaired coming in August to New York City area

[Stephanie Ludi]

Hello,

Please share the following opportunity with middle and high school
students in the New York City area.

Thank you,
--Steph


The Rochester Institute of Technology and City College of New York present:

ImagineIT Robotics and Computer Workshop for
Middle/High School Students with Visual Impairments

August 20-21, 2010 at City College of New York

ImagineIT provides young men and women with visual impairments the
opportunity to explore the field of computing. Participants will learn
about various fields within computing and see how computing is applied
in the real world.  Computing will be represented in a variety of
perspectives, providing a highly interactive experience that will
allow students to work together in small teams to solve interesting
problems in the university environment.

The ImagineIT program gives students the opportunity to meet other
students with similar interests, work with peers in a fun team
environment, interact with college students in a fun, engaging
environment.  Students will program a robot to solve problems and
interact with its environment, learn about computing careers.

To be eligible, students must
 	* Be enrolled in 7th – 12th grade at the time of the workshop.
 	* Receive vision services from his/her school.
 	* Have clear communication either verbally or through sign language
 	* Be predominantly independent such as dressing, mobility, and eating.
 	* NOT have a behavior problem that warrants a major behavioral
intervention program

There is NO registration fee, and lunch and snacks are provided during
the program.  There are a limited number of seats available,

To apply, submit the application materials by July 30, 2010 by email or mail.
For more information or to get the application packet, call
585-475-7407, email imagine-it at se.rit.edu, or visit
http://www.se.rit.edu/~imagine-it.

Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.

This workshop is funded by the National Science Foundation as part of
Project ACE (Accessible Computing Education)