blind visually impaired Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/blind-visually-impaired/ Astronomy for a better world! Fri, 13 Jan 2023 08:14:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg blind visually impaired Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/blind-visually-impaired/ 32 32 Overview: LightSound Project: Accessibility for the Blind/Low-Vision Community https://astro4dev.org/overview-lightsound-project-accessibility-for-the-blind-low-vision-community/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:50 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26620 The LightSound Project began in 2017 as a way to make solar eclipses accessible to the blind and low-vision (BLV) community. LightSound is a low-cost, smartphone-size device that uses Arduino technology to convert light intensity to sound, giving BLV people another way to engage with an eclipse. During the 2017 eclipse, we deployed 3 devices [...]

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]]> Overview: Inclusive astronomy in Guatemala https://astro4dev.org/overview-inclusive-astronomy-in-guatemala/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:40 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26638 Continuation of the project “Popularization of science with an inclusive approach” in which we generated written material in 3 mayan languages (q’eqchi, k’iche’ and poqomchi), spanish, braille, sign language and 3D astronomical models that will be used for outreach activities for the general public including some exclusive for girls and others for persons with visual [...]

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