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Astronomical Activities with Disabled People

Amelia Ortiz Gil

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OutreachSocial groupMedical educationUniversal designInternational Year of AstronomyPedagogyDisabled peopleSpecial needs

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With this contribution we would like to share our experiences in organizing astronomical activities addressed to people with disabilities. The goal is twofold: we would like to invite all those with similar experiences to contribute to the compilation of a document to guide other astronomers who might be interested in carrying out these kind of activities aimed at groups of people with special needs. We also want to persuade public outreach officers that working with disabled people is not as difficult as it may seem at first, as long as they are provided with adequate educational material and guidelines about how to do it. The final goal is to build a repository that can be used by educators and public outreach officers as a guide when working with disabled people, specially during the International Year of Astronomy.

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2010-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11250-8_174