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Astronomical activities with disabled people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Amelia Ortiz-Gil ,
Pere Blay ,
A. Teresa Gallego Calvente ,
Miquel Gómez ,
José Carlos Guirado ,
Mariana Lanzara  and
Silvia Martínez Núñez
Amelia Ortiz-Gil
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: amelia.ortiz@uv.es, miquel.gomez@uv.es, jose.c.guirado@uv.es, mariana.lanzara@uv.es
Pere Blay
Affiliation:
GACE, Universidad de ValenciaEd. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: pere.blay@uv.es
A. Teresa Gallego Calvente
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Camino Bajo de Huétor, 50. 18008 Granada, Spain email: gallego@iaa.es
Miquel Gómez
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: amelia.ortiz@uv.es, miquel.gomez@uv.es, jose.c.guirado@uv.es, mariana.lanzara@uv.es
José Carlos Guirado
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: amelia.ortiz@uv.es, miquel.gomez@uv.es, jose.c.guirado@uv.es, mariana.lanzara@uv.es
Mariana Lanzara
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: amelia.ortiz@uv.es, miquel.gomez@uv.es, jose.c.guirado@uv.es, mariana.lanzara@uv.es
Silvia Martínez Núñez
Affiliation:
Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99 03080 Alicante, Spain email: Silvia.Martinez@ua.es
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Abstract

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As we celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, we have been working on four different projects with the goal of making astronomy more accessible to people with special needs. These projects are 1) an astronomy book and web site for blind people, 2) an open source software for people with motor disabilities, 3) a planetarium program for the visually impaired and 4) educational material for intellectually disabled people.

Keywords

Public outreacheducationdisabled
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 490 - 493
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011