High school sophomore Dima Faraj and his classmates are practicing using a coding language called Quorum to draw diamonds on a grid. The challenge? Dima and his classmates at the Washington State School for the Blind are visually impaired, making the already difficult task of coding even more complicated.
Enter Amanda Rodda, a math and computer science teacher at the campus. Rodda is working to make the subjects more accessible for her students, using hands-on activities to drive lessons home.
“They should have the same opportunities for employment and secondary education as any other student,” Rodda said of her students. “Most jobs use some kind of computer science and computer programming.”