ED041
One Accessible Universe, Bringing the Exploration of the Universe to Everyone: One Small Step at a Time
Session ID#: 82700
Session Description:
Very real and often physical barriers exist that prevent many, including people who are blind, severely visually impaired, deaf, or who have diverse learning needs from fully engaging in the exploration of the universe. The One Accessible Universe (1AU) program's mission is to remove those barriers and make space science and all of STEM more accessible and engaging for everyone. In order to accomplish this goal, we need to not only engage with the community of learners that we are trying to serve, but have them be active participants in the mission at every step of the way. In this session we discuss the 1AU program and its goals, and hear from experts in and members of underrepresented groups in STEM to better understand the challenges they face. All submissions for talks will be reviewed by an independent and diverse guest committee who are experts in accessibility issues.
Index Terms:
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
Primary Convener: Henry D Winter III, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
Convener: Carolyn Ng, NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Henry D Winter III, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States
Exploring the Moon and Solar System Through One's Senses (510338)
Cassandra R Runyon, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States, David Hurd, Edinboro University, Edinboro,, PA, United States and Joseph Minafra, NASA, Washington, DC, United States
Audification for Heliophysics Data Browsing (601315)
Robert M Candey1, Robert Alexander2, D Aaron Roberts1 and Ronald E Yurow1,3, (1)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 670, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (2)AuraLab, Ypsilanti, MI, United States, (3)ADNET Systems Inc. Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Engaging Many with Space Sciences through NASA’s STEM Innovation Lab (618552)
Carolyn Ng, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, ADNET Systems Inc., Greenbelt, MD, United States, Troy D Cline, NASA/ADNET, Washington, DC, United States, C. Alex Young, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Henry D Winter III, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, United States, James Patrick Haas, NASA, Greenbelt, United States, Bryan E Stephenson, ADNET Systems Inc. Greenbelt, Heliophysics, Greenbelt, MD, United States and Kaushal A Patel, NASA/ADNET, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Project-Based Learning Opportunities and Exploration of Mentorship (POEM) for Students with Visual Impairments: Lessons Learned from Year 1 (623273)
Sanlyn Buxner1, Sunggye Hong2, Steve Kortenkamp3, Garrison Tsinajinie2, Irene Topor4, Laura Lunsford5, Alan Strauss6 and Rebecca Lipson7, (1)University of Arizona, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, Tucson, AZ, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Lab, Tucson, AZ, United States, (4)University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, (5)Campbell University, Psychology, Buies Creek, United States, (6)University of Arizona, Astronomy, Tucson, United States, (7)University of Arizona, Sky School, Tucson, United States
Accessibility for the Portable Planetarium (625582)
Patricia H Reiff, Rice University, Houston, TX, United States, Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Astronomy, Houston, TX, United States and Colin C Law, Rice University, Physics & Astronomy, Houston, TX, United States
