Quorum Day: Help blind and visually impaired students participate in robotics.

Quorum Today seeks to expand the use of the QUORUM programming language to allow blind and visually impaired students to participate in competitive robotics by encouraging manufacturers to allow QUORUM to be used as an accessible coding language.

Quorum Today: Get Involved Now

May 4th is #QDay, a day to celebrate all things Quorum, which is an accessible programming language. Help blind and low vision students participate in robotics.

Hear what John de Lancie has to say about making sure students with visual disabilities can participate in STEM activies.

John de Lancie

John who is well known for playing the character "Q" on Star Trek brings "Q" to the fight for accessible tools for STEM and other educational requirements of blind and limited vision students. More about John Here (wikipedia) or Here At His Official Website.

Help!  Here’s The Problem!

We need your help!  Most STEM robotics systems and other devices are not accessible to blind and low vision students.

YOU can help by doing the following:

  • Try Quorum for yourself at https://quorumlanguage.com.  Scroll down or navigate by heading to “Try Quorum online!”  Use the drop down menu to experience different coding examples.
  • Compare Quorum to another programming language. To do a loop in Quorum is much simpler and doesn’t involve unnecessary punctuation or symbols.
  • Post your support for Quorum and Quorum Lego Robotics on social media!  Use #QDay and any of our other hashtags!  #DOT5UDOGS #180Optimum #A11Y  #CodeWithMSB. Quorum makes sense for everyone not just people who are blind or visually impaired!  Help us by posting a message of support!
  • Encourage others to share your post!  Be sure to consider adjusting your settings (i.e. public, friends, etc.) to reach as many people as possible!

More Information

Quorum Language

Real World Samples

Please feel free to be in touch with me if you have any questions or would like to collaborate!

Sincerely,
Gina Fugate
Lego Engineering & Technology Teacher
Maryland School for the Blind
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Gina Fugate

Gina, Lego Engineering & Technology Teacher for Maryland School for the Blind, summarizes her years of experience and education into a must watch overview of the issue. Read More About Gina Here.

Andreas Stefik

As a Professor of Computer Science at University of Nevada, Las Vegas Stefik has focused his efforts on designing programming languages with human factors decisions in mind and is the lead developer of the Quorum Programming Language. Read More About Stefik Here.

Gina Fugate

Gina, Lego Engineering & Technology Teacher for Maryland School for the Blind, summarizes her years of experience and education into a must watch overview of the issue. Read More About Gina Here.

Marco Ciavolino

Marco is the creator of https://RobotMats.com and https://EmpowerMats.com. He has worked closely with Gina Fugate over the past few years. to create more awareness of the need to consider accessibility in the design of curriculum and equipment. You can learn more about Marco's daily work here:  https://enktesis.com 

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In cooperation with:
Robot Mats
https://robotmats.com
Build the skills of your current team with our universal training mats. They provide every scenario required to teach all the fundamentals programming and similar robotics systems.
Empower Mats
https://empowermats.com 
Tools to empower visually impaired students to participate in competitive robotics programs.

In cooperation with:
Geyer Instructional
https://www.geyerinstructional.com
Geyer is the exclusive marketer, manufacturers, and distribution partner for Robot Mats and Empower Mats. Build the skills of your current team with the universal training mats. They provide every scenario required to teach all the fundamentals programming and similar robotics systems.

In cooperation with:
Quorum
https://quorumlanguage.com
Quorum is a full-featured, robost programning environment that enables blind and visuall impaired students to program robots and other technologies.

In cooperation with:
Maryland School for the Blind
https://www.marylandschoolfortheblind.org
The Maryland School for the Blind provides outreach, educational, and residential programs to children from birth to 21 years old who are blind or low vision including those with multiple disabilities.

This project is being funded through a generous grant from the Vision Advancement Foundation (VAF) of Oklahoma. The VAF exists to provide excellence in eyecare, especially among those with distinctive needs.

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