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Astronomical activities with disabled people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Amelia Ortiz-Gil
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Pere Blay
Affiliation:
GACE, Universidad de ValenciaEd. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: [email protected]
A. Teresa Gallego Calvente
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Camino Bajo de Huétor, 50. 18008 Granada, Spain email: [email protected]
Miquel Gómez
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
José Carlos Guirado
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Mariana Lanzara
Affiliation:
Observatorio Astronómico Universidad de Valencia, Ed. Institutos de Investigación, Pol. La Coma, s/n, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Silvia Martínez Núñez
Affiliation:
Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Alicante, P.O. Box 99 03080 Alicante, Spain email: [email protected]
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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.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011