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Sharing field-tested resources and activities is essential to facilitate the adoption of inclusive practices.
We are working on enhancing AstroEdu to make it the common repository for education and outreach resources that support inclusive aspects. In the meanwhile you can find some resources listed on this page.
The "Starter kit" is meant to assiste those outreach pratictioners who would like to start adopting inclusive practices in their activities. It includes a good practices document and the detailed description of three simple activities.
We will update this page as the work on AstroEdu proceeds.
"Starter kit"
"Starter kit"
This Start Kit is available to facilitate the adoption of inclusive practices in outreach activities. It includes a "Good practices" document and a set of "Basic activities" with detailed description.
Good Practices for Inclusive Outreach
Creating an accessible event means giving people with disabilities the possibility to move and use the spaces and services autonomously, without relying on assistance from others.
For the benefit of those who are interested in adopting inclusive practices in their outreach activities, some practical guidelines on how to arrange and lead events and activities that are accessible also to people with disabilities (sensory - visual and auditory, motor and cognitive) are publicly and freely available below. These good practices are the result of practical experience of members for the IAU Inclusive Outreach subWorkgroup of the Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion Executive Committee working group.
IAU-InclusiveOutreachOperationalGuidelines_1.0.pdfBasic activities
Basic activities
IO-Beginners Page Starter set.pdfAdditional resources
Additional resources
We would greatly appreciate any feedback on these resources, as well as any other avaialble on the IAU Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion website, that you will provide through this form: forms.gle/EvXEBHctwuPCFUPn6
Other than the Starter Kit, additional resources are available below. More resources are available from the archived website at https://iau-oao.nao.ac.jp/iau-inclusion/.
ScopeExtensions.pdfThis document gives detailed instructions to build mechanical extensions that allow a person on a wheelchair to observe through a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. This approach has been developed and documented by Unione Astrofili Italiani and their delegation Associazione Pontina di Astronomia
Tactile planetarium instructions.pdfThis tool was built by Baia Mare Planetarium and used by Bucharest Astroclub, in Romania and it is a tactile planetarium composed of a dome, and a wooden structure with a hinged lid, inside of which the participant will sit on a rotating chair and feel the sky. The inside of the dome is composed of star maps with the layout of the constellations in relief.
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