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Microsoft expands its programming language for visually impaired kids
Back in 2017, Microsoft unveiled Project Torino, a unique physical programming language that taught visually impaired kids the basics of coding. It was a huge step forward for accessibility, but it was also just an experimental program limited to the UK. Now, that project is becoming a bit more real: Microsoft announced today that it's handing over the research and technology behind Torino, now called Code Jumper, to the American Printing House for the Blind, a non-profit dedicated to helping the visually impaired. They'll do the heavy lifting of bringing Code Jumper to more territories -- including the US, Canada, Australia and India -- by the end of the year, with plans to deliver it across the world over the next five years.
