[nfbcs] FW: [program-l] Survey about Barriers in CS Education

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

From: program-l-bounce at freelists.org [mailto:program-l-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Catherine Baker
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:16 PM
To: program-l at freelists.org
Subject: [program-l] Survey about Barriers in CS Education

Hello,
I am a graduate student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. My group is interested in creating tools to help blind programmers. In order to better understand the challenges faced by them, I am conducting a survey on the barriers encountered as they learned to program. We would also like to invite some participants to take part in follow-up interviews to expound upon their answers and get more details about the barriers they have faced. You will be able to indicate if you would be willing to participate in the follow-up interviews at the end of the survey.

The survey is intended to be completed by adults who have completed an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related field and used a screen reader while completing that degree. If you meet the criteria, are one of the first 100 people to complete the survey answering at least half the questions, and provide your information, you will receive a $5 Amazon gift card. Please note, responses deemed to be spam will not receive compensation. Those who are interviewed as a follow up to the survey will receive a $30 Amazon gift card. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes. The follow-up interview should take approximately an hour.

Here is the link to the survey: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/cmbaker/260612. The survey will close July 16.

Please feel free to forward this to anyone else you know who may be interested in participating in our study.

Sincerely,

Catherine Baker
Computer Science and Engineering
University of Washington
Paul Allen Center
Seattle, WA 98195-2840