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S Lindsay, KG Hounsell - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis

Adapting a robotics program to enhance participation and interest in STEM among children with disabilities: a pilot study.

Broadening participation in STEM

Lindsay

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Purpose: Youth with disabilities are under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in school and in the workforce. One encouraging approach to engage youth's interest in STEM is through robotics; however, such programs are mostly for typically developing youth. The purpose of this study was to understand the development and implementation of an adapted robotics program for children and youth with disabilities and their experiences within it. Method: Our mixed methods pilot study (pre-and post-workshop …

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