The advantages of making science accessible

12.12.2023

On December 15 at 11 a.m. the Giovanni Poleni Museum (Via Loredan, 10 –  Padova) hosts the confernce The advantages of making science accessible held by Erika Labbé Waghorn - Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos, Universidad Diego Portales (Cile).

At first it was a challenge of scientific communication, now it is a way of life.

Making science accessible to people with disabilities holds a potential that goes beyond social responsibility or empathy. It is also about making diversity an integral part of scientific development, incorporating people full of curiosity with new approaches to face problems. We propose to start by revising our own perception of disability, giving people with disabilities and people involved in their education and caretaking the opportunity to tell us about it, and by opening our minds to new ways of doing science. Inclusive astronomy drives us to be creative, to generate networks, and to collaborate in an interdisciplinary way. We hope that this initiative will extend to other areas of scientific research. This is the first seminar organized in the framework of the dissemination and outreach project of the DFA 2023.

Organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy Galileo Galilei of the University of Padua, the event is by registration.