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Magazine cover design for Volume 4: "Embracing the human touch in technology" of re:think magazine, published by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and bearing the logo for ncwit.org. The cover art features a photo collage Hellenic bust that is partly pixelated and partly montaged with photos of parts of human faces.

re:think Issue 4

We engage in conversations about the rapid advancement of fields such as Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing, as they enable us to understand the profound implications these technologies have on society, ethics, and the future of our world.

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Magazine cover design for Volume 3: "The disability and accessibility issue" of re:think magazine, published by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and bearing the logo for ncwit.org. The cover art features seven photo sections in a variety of bright colors showcasing the eyes of a diverse group of people, with the person in the middle wearing sunglasses.

re:think Issue 3

We turn to issues of disability and accessibility and how they relate to
inclusion and the creation of inclusive cultures. Discussions of inclusion often focus on navigating “visible” differences between people, yet we must always be mindful of all the invisible identities people inhabit, and the importance of creating inclusive cultures across these identities.

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Whether you are an educator, an employer, or a producer of technology, think about what you can do to increase accessibility in your daily life. If you’re interested in learning

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Quiet Quitting, Engagement, and Remote Work — Why Inclusive Cultures Are Critical

Joanne Esch and Andrea Bowens-Jones It’s hard to ignore the trendy headlines and wide range of reactions and emotions related to the topic of “quiet quitting.” The conversation points to

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2022 NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award Recipient

Frances Poppy Northcut Frances “Poppy” Northcutt’s career includes groundbreaking achievements as an engineer, as a women’s rights advocate, and as an attorney. Born in Many, Louisiana, and raised in Luling

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The Colors We See

There are many color “blindness” variations. Below are three of the most prevalent. “Normal” Monochromacy and Achromatopsia Monochromacy is the most severe form of color blindness, where an individual has

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Access and Inclusion in K-12 CS Education: Inclusive Mindsets and Pedagogical Practices

I began my career as a special education teacher, and I was doing work around developing games and technologies to support engagement and learning for students with disabilities. We were

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Advocacy & Activism in the Disability Community

Victoria Chavez (they/she) is a Joint PhD student in the Computer Science + Learning Sciences Program at Northwestern University. Victoria’s research interests stem from asking “How can we make computer

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Nothing About Us Without Us: The Disability Gap

Ather Sharif is a PhD student at the University of Washington, focusing on the intersection of Accessibility, Visualization, and Personalization. He is also a Software Engineer at Comcast and the

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Making CS education inclusive for students with mental health conditions

Recent years have seen an important and long overdue increase in the number of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in computer science (CS) programs, designed to increase participation and

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