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Making the field of computing more inclusive

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More accessible conferences, digital resources, and ACM SIGs will lead to greater participation by more people with disabilities.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 60, Issue 3
          March 2017
          89 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/3055102
          • Editor:
          • Moshe Y. Vardi
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