Revitalizing computing education through free and open source software for humanity

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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 52 , Issue 8 (August 2009) table of contents
A Blind Person's Interaction with Technology

SECTION: Contributed articles table of contents

Pages 67-75

Year of Publication: 2009

ISSN:0001-0782

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Ralph Morelli	Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Allen Tucker	Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Norman Danner	Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Trishan R. De Lanerolle	Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Heidi J. C. Ellis	Western New England College, Springfield, MA
Ozgur Izmirli	Connecticut College, New London, CT
Danny Krizanc	Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT
Gary Parker	Connecticut College, New London, CT

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

The humanitarian focus of socially useful projects promises to motivate community-minded undergrads in and out of CS.

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