In this interview with Jesse Rathgeber, we discuss what educators should know about (dis)ability culture and research, person-first language vs identity-first language, suggestions for combating ableism through anti-ableist practices, how the arts and CS can come together and learn from each other (great for sharing with arts educators who might be interested in CS), and much more.

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How to Get Started with Computer Science Education

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00:00 Intro

01:39 Jesse introducing himself

02:03 Maker-Educator-Researcher

05:42 What led to Jesse's exploration of CS and the arts

09:25 What surprised Jesse about the intersections of CS and the arts

15:21 What Jesse wishes more people understood about disability research

18:40 Disability discourse

24:26 Ableist discourse

34:47 Uncovering ableist biases

41:32 What can arts educators and CS educators learn from each other?

46:50 If Jesse had a magic wand...

49:15 What Jesse does to prevent burnout

54:24 What Jesse wishes there was more research on

57:48 Something Jesse could use assistance with

58:28 Questions for the field

59:59 How to connect with Jesse

01:01:08 Outro