Institution: Astronomical Observatory – University of Valencia (Spain)
Primary Contact or Principal Investigator: Amelia Ortiz-Gil
Contact Information:
Observatorio Astronómico – Universidad de Valencia
Edifici Instituts d’Investigació.
c/ Catedrático José Beltrán,2
E- 46980 Paterna (Valencia)
Spain
amelia.ortiz@uv.es
Project Collaborators: Gloria María Isidro, Rosa Doran, Caterina Boccato, Leopoldo Benacchio, Alberto Fernández-Soto, Fernando Ballesteros, Mariana Lanzara, María Jesús Moya, Stefano Sandrelli, Monica Sperandio, Emilio García, Pablo Santos, Francisco Diego
Project Description: A 3D tactile Moon with Braille labels
Diversity Focus (Race, Gender, Disability, etc.): Blind
Project Publications and Disseminated Materials: Under production
Project Website: Under production
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Studying the Worlds Oceans through Adaptive Technologies
Chris Atchison, , IAGD News, access, accessability, adaptive, Amy Bower, blind, OceanInsight, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 0
Dr. Amy Bower, Senior Scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has been chasing...
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Community Input Sought Regarding Broadening Participation Programs in the Geosciences
Chris Atchison, , IAGD News, IAGD Programs, 0
Dear Colleague Letter – Changes to the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Education and Diversity Programs for Fiscal Year 2013...
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Mammoth Cave Field Trip
Chris Atchison, , IAGD News, IAGD Trips, 0
Images from the field experience at Mammoth Cave National Park sponsored by The National Science Foundation and Ohio’s STEM...
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Why the IAGD matters to me
Gabriela Serrato Marks, , IAGD News, field tr, fundraising, 0
I'm Gabi Serrato Marks, a PhD candidate in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in oceanography, where I...
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A Google Street View Seismic Hazards Field Trip with Bonus Tactile Activity
Anita Marshall, , IAGD accessible teaching resources, IAGD News, earthquakes, tactile, virtual field trip, William Davis, 0
IAGD editors note: We are pleased to present a guest post by William Davis at Scripps Institution of Oceanography....
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TERC develops SigningAvatar® technology to enable deaf and hard of hearing students to learn Earth Science terms and definitions
Chris Atchison, , IAGD News, IAGD Research, Deaf, Hard of hearing, Judy Vesel, Signing Earth Science Dictionary, SigningAvatar, TERC, 0
Cambridge, MA – Led by Principal Investigator Judy Vesel, a TERC research group has designed and created an illustrated...
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The Passing of Mr. Jeff Vernooy, Wright State University
Chris Atchison, , IAGD News, Jeff Vernooy, Office of Disability Services, OSAA, STEM access, Wright State University, 0
With heavy hearts, we inform the IAGD community of the passing of Mr. Jeff Vernooy, longtime Director of the...
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