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2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Access all Areas: Designing a Hands-On Robotics Course for Visually Impaired High School Students
Authors : Valerie Stehling, Katharina Schuster, Anja Richert, Sabina Jeschke
Published in: Engineering Education 4.0
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
In recent years, student laboratories have been established as effective extracurricular learning areas for the promotion of educational processes in STEM fields. They provide various stimuli and potentials for enhancements and supplements in secondary school education [1]. Most courses, however, do not offer full accessibility to all students. Those who e.g. suffer from visual impairment or even sightlessness find themselves not being able to participate in all tasks of the courses. On this account, the Center for Learning and Knowledge Management and Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University have redesigned one of their robotics laboratory courses as a first step towards accessibility. This paper presents the work in progress of developing a barrier-free course design for visually impaired students. First feedback discussions with the training staff shows that even little changes can sometimes have a huge impact.