This is a short presentation made at the Singapore HCI Symposium in Singapore, feb 2012

1. Teaching
Universal
Design
to
Computer
Science
Students
Reflec:ons
from
a
first
course
instance
Monday, February 27, 12

2. Excluding
vs.
Non-­‐excluding
Design
Monday, February 27, 12

3. Non-­‐excluding
Design
• The
concept
and
principles
• Not
just
interfaces
and
control
• ADtude/understanding
• Many
prac:cal
examples
Monday, February 27, 12

4. Computer
Science
Students
• Basic
HCI
knowledge
as
a
requirement
• Advanced
Master
Level
– 10
credits
≈
7-­‐8
weeks
• Mul:-­‐Cultural
Group
Monday, February 27, 12

5. Good
and
Bad
• “Aha”-­‐moments
are
important
– Driving
a
wheel
chair
in
various
environments
• Focus
on
prac:cal
situa:ons
• Reflec:ons
focused
on:
– What
problems
are
there?
– Why
are
they
there?
– And
how
can
they
be
removed?
• Design
assignments
• Evalua:on
project
Monday, February 27, 12

6. Good
and
Bad
• Maybe
too
wide?
–
ICF
is
difficult
for
students
to
access
• No
covering
literature
– Book
is
under
way…
• Much
of
accessibility
is
focused
on
narrow
applica:ons
– WWW
– GUI
Monday, February 27, 12

7. Computer
Scien:sts?
• Is
this
for
CS
students?
• Focus
on
computer
science
issues?
– What
is
a
computer
science
problem
in
this
field?
– User
interac:on
problems/ADtudes
Monday, February 27, 12

8. What
happened?
• Most
students
(8/10)
reported
a
big
perspec:ve
change
as
a
result
of
the
course
• Largely
increased
awareness
– General
– Interna:onal
• Master
Theses
on
topics
– Tools
for
visually
impaired
people
– Tools
for
demen:a
Monday, February 27, 12

9. Thinking
about
an
including
future
Monday, February 27, 12