ASTRONOMY FOR BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED – Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion / IAU-Executive Committee WG

1. A Touch of the Universe
2. The Sky at your Fingertips
3. From Earth to the Universe
4. Meet our Neighbours!
5. Touching the Moon
6. The Sky in Your Hands
7. Touch the Invisible Sky
8. The Tactile Carina Nebula
9. Space Exploration Experience (SEE)
10. Touching the sky with the hands

11. Your weight in other worlds
12. Surface of Mars
13. 3D Planets
14. Chandra Podcasts
15. Here, There & Everywhere (HTE)
16. Reach for the Stars
17. Tactile Star Charts
18. A Universe of Notes
19. ALMA Sounds
20. Getting a Feel for Eclipses

21. The Fabric of the Universe – exploring the connection between dark matter and woven textiles.
22. 3D Celestial Maps
23. 3D Constellations of Zodiac

– Assistive Software & Tools –

1. Free screen reader NVDA for Windows
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free “screen reader” which enables blind and vision impaired people to use computers. It reads the text on the screen.

2. MathML
Translates numbers and scientific equations and notations to braille and back to text. Math ML helps to handle equations and scientific notation on the web.

3. Louis Braille Translator
Louis is a free, open source Braille translator for the Mac. It supports forward and back translation, MathML to Nemeth, as well as advanced layout control. Braille files can also be embossed. The program is based off the LibLouis Braille translation library.

4. Conectar Igualdad (Spanish)
Argentinean plan called «Conectar Igualdad», which distributed, until 2015, one Notebook per student at secondary schools. This resource is for teachers – a guide about blind students and how to use the computer.

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