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To create code, children connect physical instruction pods and tune the parameter dials to create music, audio stories, or poetry. Currently, the uptake of novel educational technologies to support inclusive education of children with disabilities continues to be limited at scale. We consider how the Torino Learning Environment supports non-specialist teachers to teach computational learning to children with mixed visual abilities in a UK-wide evaluation with 75 children and 30 teachers over a period of three months. We demonstrate how children can successfully learn with a novel physical programming language. We articulate how key design constructs such as <em>persistent program overview<\/em> and <em>liveness<\/em> supported non-specialist teachers to co-produce learning for children of different ages, visual and cognitive abilities. 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To create code, children connect physical instruction pods and tune the parameter dials to 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