The purpose of this paper is to explore results from a qualitative study of how high school aged BLV youth used spatial language during a virtual engineering experience administered by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Findings from this study can provide recommendations to enhance language in curricula that better reflects BLV students' content and may ultimately encourage more BLV students to pursue careers in STEM fields.
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Gary TimkoNatalie ShaheenWade GoodridgeTheresa GreenDaniel Kane
We have two transition programs for veterans with disabilities--one in advanced manufacturing (Advancing Inclusive Manufacturing-AIM) and one for transition to STEM majors (Experiential Learning for Veterans in Assistive Technology and Engineering-ELeVATE). We also have a Research Experience for Teachers and Undergraduates program.