Accessible astronomy
August 2012: Having a disability shouldn't prevent anyone from active participation in astronomy.
Contributed by Glenn Chaple
Published:
June 25, 2012
Imagine this. You are standing at your telescope waiting for the next interested person to take a peek, when you notice someone in a wheelchair approaching you. All you can think of is ‘What should I do?’ ” (Noreen Grice, Everyone’s Universe: A Guide to Accessible Astronomy Places, You Can Do Astronomy LLC, 2011)
What would you do? Approximately one in five individuals copes with a disability — such as visual and/or hearing impairments, communication challenges, or wheelchair confinement. None of us is immune. An illness, accident, or simply the aging process can leave a once able-bodied person with a disability. And it’s quite possible that such an individual will show up at a public star party you or your club is conducting.
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