Inclusive Stations

During the IAU General Assembly, Inspiring Stars will showcase daily different inclusive resources from around the world.

Display on August 22 | Location: L3 and L6 (1st Floor)

Display 20-30 (except August 22) | Location: 1-49 IAU-Inclusion Booth (1st Floor)

August 20, 22, 2018

Station 1. Astronomy Tactile Posters & Books

Braille and tactile illustrated posters in English on galaxies, Sun, etc.

Credit: Amy Hansen and Kimberly Arcand; Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA

Station 2. Inclusive Science Education (Biology)

Will show three-dimensional tactile models incorporating technology to display auditory information, including an example of enhanced 3D printed prototypes.

Credit: Cristina Reynaga, Mexico

August 21, 22, 2018

Station 3. Eclipse Soundscapes

The Eclipse Soundscape Project brings the awe and wonder of the eclipses to people who are blind or visually impaired in real time using innovative but accessible technology.

Credit: Dr. Henry "Trae" Winter III, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Dr. Winter is an astrophysicist that has worked on eight NASA missions and on science based museum exhibits in the US and in Canada. He is currently working on making these more accessible to everyone.

Station 4: Sense the Universe

Sense the Universe is a multisensorial representation of the invisible Universe addressing three senses: sight, touch and hearing.

Credit: Stefania Varano, Italy

August 22, 2018

Station 5. Multisensorial astronomy project

Touch the universe via many 3D models, tactile graphics of astronomy and listen to space sounds.

Credit: Gerhard Jaworek, Germany

August 22, 23, 2018

Station 7. Tactile Astronomy Books

Credit: David Hurd & Cassandra Runyon

Station 8. Tactile Galaxies

Credit: Carol Christian

August 22, 24, 2018

Station 9. Astronomy For All

Credit: Erika Labbe W., Chile

Station 10. StarSound

StarSound data sonification tool to enhance and accelerate discovery for research, citizen science, and inclusion.

Credit: Garry Foran and Jeffrey Cooke, Australia

Station 6. Inclusive Telescope

Both sighted and blind participants will be able to observe the Sun.

Credit: Allyson Bieryla; Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA

August 22, 27, 2018

Station 11. 3D Tactile Models

Dr. Thomas Madura, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University in Silicon Valley California, USA, will be showcasing a selection of 3D printed tactile astronomy models and associated activities for students with VI, including a tactile Hubble tuning fork diagram, a tactile H-R diagram, various 3D models of Eta Carinae, and a 3D model of the constellation Orion.

Credit: Thomas Madura

Station 12. Tactile Models & Sonification Project

Computer display translating astronomy measurements into sound.

Credit: Beatriz Garcia / Office of Astronomy for Development, Argentina, South Africa

August 22, 28, 2018

Station 13. Tactile Planets & Moon 3D

Participants will be able to experience planet Venus, Mars and Moon surface features trough touch.

Credit: Amelia Ortiz Gil. Universidad de Valencia, Spain

August 22, 29, 2018

Station 14. Tactile Subaru Model

Participants will be able to experience the Subaru Telescope trough touch.

Credit: Kumiko Usuda-Sato, Japan

Station 15. Tactile Universe

Feel the different shapes of galaxies using these 3D printed tactile images of real data.

Credit: Nic Bonne, Coleman Krawczyk, Jen Gupta and Karen Masters; Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, UK

Station 16. Tactile CARDIS (Coordinates and Relative Dimension in Space)

Tactile grid for teaching mathematics, including the conversion between Cartesian and Spherical coordinates.

Credit: Kathy DeGioia Eastwood (Northern Arizona University) & Wanda Diaz Merced, IAU Office of Astronomy for Development

Link to Resource here.

Station 17.

Credit: Nikolaos Nerantzis, Physicist in Secondary Special Education