[Art_beyond_sight_theory_and_research] People who are blind and program computers/are learning to program are wanted for a new research pro

[simon hayhoe]

Dear All,
I am Head of Information & Communication Technology at school in Leicester,
 UK, and also run the
website http://www.blindnessandarts.com. Although my research interests
previously have been purely related to the fine arts, crafts and design, I am
currently organizing an independent research project entitled COMBINE
(computing & blindness in education) to research the link between
non-visual logic and language, and more particularly non-visual
conceptualization of visual programming languages (such as Visual Basic, Visual
C and their more immature .net offspring). Its aims are:

To further an understanding
     of blindness and computingTo take the first steps
     towards a model of non-visual computer interfacesTo take the first steps
     towards a model of non-visual computing semanticsTo add to the debate on
     logic and language as a whole

This research is not currently funded or conducted under the
auspices of a university or research organization. I am the only researcher
currently involved, and the resources are my own. However, as I develop my
initial findings I hope to produce partnerships with renowned researchers, who
may be able to take this project to the next level.

The field methodology for this research is purely extended questionnaire based
interviews, similar to those I conducted in my previous research on blindness
and the arts. I am looking for people who are late blind, early blind and those
born blind and can program computers (in any language, not just visual
languages) or who are currently learning to program computers to participate in
these interviews. You do not need to be a specific age - indeed the broader the
age range the better -, social background or gender, as this social research
wishes to encompass as broad a spectrum as possible. Your anonymity is
guaranteed!





If you are interested in this project, please email me at
the address provided. 

Sincere best wishes,



Dr. Simon Hayhoe


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Dear All,
I am Head of Information & Communication Technology at school in
Leicester
,
UK
, and also run the website http://www.blindnessandarts.com. Although my research interests previously have been purely related to the fine arts, crafts and design, I am currently organizing an independent research project entitled COMBINE (computing & blindness in education) to research the link between non-visual logic and language, and more particularly non-visual conceptualization of visual programming languages (such as Visual Basic, Visual C and their more immature .net offspring). Its aims are:
To further an understanding of blindness and computing
To take the first steps towards a model of non-visual computer interfaces
To take the first steps towards a model of non-visual computing semantics
To add to the debate on logic and language as a whole
This research is not currently funded or conducted under the auspices of a university or research organization. I am the only researcher currently involved, and the resources are my own. However, as I develop my initial findings I hope to produce partnerships with renowned researchers, who may be able to take this project to the next level.
The field methodology for this research is purely extended questionnaire based interviews, similar to those I conducted in my previous research on blindness and the arts. I am looking for people who are late blind, early blind and those born blind and can program computers (in any language, not just visual languages) or who are currently learning to program computers to participate in these interviews. You do not need to be a specific age - indeed the broader the age range the better -, social background or gender, as this social research wishes to encompass as broad a spectrum as possible. Your anonymity is guaranteed!
If you are interested in this project, please email me at the address provided.
 
Sincere best wishes,
Dr. Simon Hayhoe
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