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Quorum Programming Language: Accessible Programming

Quorum is a free programming language that is accessible with screen readers - including the tutorials!

Computer science is a wide open field for everyone – including people who are visually impaired.  Do you have a student who is currently interested in or is taking a computer programing class?  Many programming languages are very visual; however, Quorum is an evidence-based programming language that is designed to be accessible with a screen reader.  Quorum is available for both Windows PC and Mac.

Download Quorum

Learn more about Quorum on the Quorum Website.

The Quorum Website organizes the programming into easily digested chunks:

Quorum Tutorials

Quorum Lessons provide extra labs and assignments for classroom usage.

Screen divided into 4 sections:  Mary's video, step-by-step directions, area to write code, & area to run code.

Follow Mary’s video series: Mary in an Hour of Code.  Each video is accompanied by written instructions, a screen where you type in your code and then the ability to run the code you just created!

By Diane Brauner

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