Code Jumper Aims to Jumpstart Computer Science Interest for Kids Who Are Blind

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Microsoft announced plans to transfer the research and technology behind Code Jumper, a physical programming language that is designed to be inclusive of children who are blind or low vision, to the American Printing House for the Blind. Code Jumper is based on a Microsoft research effort called Project Torino, and it’s meant to give kids ages 7 to 11 an introduction to coding. APH plans to make Code Jumper available in Australia, Canada, India, the UK and the US this year, and to distribute it worldwide over the next five years.

 

Link: With Code Jumper, experts look to jumpstart computer science interest for kids who are blind