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We are working on the accessibility of the Microsoft MakeCode editor for micro:bit.

We want to hear from:

• young learners (8+ years old) who have a disability that impacts their use of a computer
• educators, parents or carers of students with these accessibility needs, or specialists who support them

At this stage we want to learn about the experiences of two groups of users:
1) those with visual impairments, who may use screen readers, refreshable braille displays, magnifiers, or other software adaptation.
2) those with fine motor challenges, for whom using a standard computer mouse or trackpad is difficult. This includes those who use assistive technology such as switches, eye gaze or voice control, as well as those who use keyboard access without a mouse or trackpad.

If this is not you but you would be happy to help with other research join the Micro:bit Educational Foundation research community to hear about other research we are carrying out.

 

Young learners

We want to understand your experience using the MakeCode editor.

We would like you to have tried using the MakeCode editor and some of the resources found at Microsoft Makecode accessibility support.

If you have not tried using both the MakeCode editor and some of the accessibility support resources since the MakeCode release on 13th July 2026 you will be directed to try them out during the survey.

 

Educators, parents or carers

Please only complete the survey if you have experience using or trying to use block based coding in the MakeCode editor, and have used some of resources at Microsoft MakeCode accessibility support, with learners (8+ years old) with fine motor or visual impairments, since the MakeCode release on 13th July 2026

 

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If using an offline version of MakeCode, ensure you have the most recent version - version 9 or above, updated 13th July 2026. You can check the version number using MakeCode Settings/ About .

The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

There are no right or wrong answers; we are seeking your honest opinions.

Young learners completing the survey for themselves will need to ask their parent or legal guardian to give consent for them to take part.

In this research we are seeking feedback from young people with specific types of disability. Before you start the survey, we have a few questions to check you are a good fit for the research.

Unfortunately your experience does not quite match what we are looking for in this research and we have therefore not saved your data.

 

However please do join our research community to get involved with our future research activities.

 

Our research community is for individuals and organisations who are interested in helping us improve the products and services of the Micro:bit Educational Foundation by completing a survey or taking part in user research.

 

Thank you for your interest in the Micro:bit Educational Foundation.

Before continuing please check you have used both of the following since the most recent release of the editor on 13th July 2026:
MakeCode editor 
MakeCode accessibility support (We suggest you start here)

If you have not already tried out the accessibility features that are relevant for you please try them now before coming back to take the survey. 

We would like you to build the code with blocks, please do not use the Javascript or Python editor unless it is the only way you can complete the task (tell us during the survey if this is the case).

We are now ready to start the main part of the survey. We would like to learn about your general experience using computers.

Now, please let us know about your experience using MakeCode since the recent release of the editor on 13th July 2026 ...

Please answer the following questions in relation to your use of MakeCode on that device.

Again in relation to how accessible it is for you to use ...

We have recently launched new accessibility features in MakeCode.

In this research we are seeking feedback about the experiences of young learners with specific types of disability. Before you start the survey, we have a few questions to check you are a good fit for the research.

Please answer the following questions about one particular young learner that you teach or support who has fine motor challenges or visual impairments.

If you work with multiple young learners whose experience is relevant for this research you should complete the survey multiple times to provide feedback for each person separately unless you believe their responses would be identical to each other. In this case you will have the opportunity to state how many young learners the survey responses relate to near the end of the survey.

Before continuing please check that the young learner has tried using the MakeCode editor and that you have used some of the resources at MakeCode accessibility support, both since the most recent release of the editor on 13th July 2026.

 

Unfortunately the experience of the young learner you support does not quite match what we are looking for in this research and we have therefore not saved your data.

 

However please do join our research community to get involved with our future research activities.

 

Our research community is for individuals and organisations who are interested in helping us improve the products and services of the Micro:bit Educational Foundation by completing a survey or taking part in user research.

 

Thank you for your interest in the Micro:bit Educational Foundation.

We are now ready to start the main part of the survey.

Thinking about the same young learner ... 

Now, please let us know about their experience using MakeCode since the recent release of the editor on 13th July 2026 ...

Please answer the following questions in relation to their use of MakeCode on that device.

Again in relation to how accessible it is for them to use ...

We have recently launched new accessibility features in MakeCode.

If you work with multiple young learners whose survey responses would differ (e.g. because of their different needs and experience), please complete the survey separately for each young learner.

Just a few more questions to finish.