Development of Assistive IT Solutions
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09.04.04
Разработка ассистивных ИТ-решений
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About the program
This Master’s program is designed for visually impaired students who wish to make a career in IT – as programmers, testers, analysts, accessibility engineers, UX/UI designers, and frontend developers who strive to create quality solutions for people with disabilities.The program includes tailor-made courses on advanced mathematics, machine learning, and programming as well as an in-depth study of on-screen and voice access technologies, methods for testing accessibility, and automated validation tools. This training will help you design and develop web and mobile apps, corporate platforms, and other accessible digital services.
The program welcomes graduates with a technical background and a good command of programming skills. It is also suitable for visually impaired people looking for a career shift and developers wishing to grow in the accessibility field.Program partners
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Explore your curriculum (in Russian) to see what you will study
Career
Our graduates can seek employment as:
- QA engineers;
- Accessibility engineers;
- Frontend developers;
- Mobile app developers (iOS/Android);
- UX/UI designers;
- DevOps engineers;
- Backend developers;
- ML engineers.
You will get to work at these companies
Or at ITMO’s laboratories
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International students can study tuition-free by securing a scholarship through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship. Applications can be submitted to the Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.
Visit our international website for more information.International students can study tuition-free by securing a scholarship through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship. Applications can be submitted to the Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.
Visit our international website for more information.International students can study tuition-free by securing a scholarship through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship. Applications can be submitted to the Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.
Visit our international website for more information.International students can study tuition-free by securing a scholarship through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship. Applications can be submitted to the Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.
Visit our international website for more information.International students can study tuition-free by securing a scholarship through the Rossotrudnichestvo federal agency as part of a Russian Government scholarship. Applications can be submitted to the Rossotrudnichestvo office at a Russian Embassy/Consulate or an office of the Russian Center of Science and Culture.
Visit our international website for more information.International opportunities
ITMO supports and encourages students to participate in online and offline educational events in Russia and abroad. We also count 70+ leading scientific institutions around the world among our partners.
You can apply for participation in online and offline conferences, seminars, schools, crash courses, competitions, championships, research internships, and other events in Russia and abroad that are organized by ITMO’s partner universities as well as other scientific and educational organizations.
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Which technologies and tools do you use to support people with disabilities?
- screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver) for code reading;
- Braille displays for tactile interactions;
- speech synthesizers;
- special IDEs (e.g., VS Code with a code navigation plugin).
Can I apply for the program if I don’t have any disabilities? What’s the mission of the program?
Are study materials adapted for people with disabilities?
We offer texts that are compatible with screen readers; our lectures include detailed description of graphs, charts, and interfaces; the materials are also available in conventional formats (presentations, PlantUML schemes).