The Tactile Universe: Accessible astrophysics with the vision impaired community
Thursday 12 November, 7pm-8pm
Free, but you must book online first
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/autumn-2020/tactile-universe/

Blind astronomer Dr Nic Bonne discusses growing up with a vision impairment, how this impacted his career, and how it has affected his lifelong fascination with astronomy, a traditionally visual science. Nic will speak about the Tactile Universe, a public engagement project he leads at the University of Portsmouth, and will showcase the accessible resources the project team has developed – demonstrating how they can be used to open up new ways of experiencing astronomy for all. Nic will outline how these resources allow vision impaired pupils across the UK access to topics in current astronomy research, and how a series of Tactile Universe presenter training workshops are helping to change the way researchers and science communicators think about accessible science. Nic will discuss the lessons learnt by the project team along the way and what lies ahead for this exciting endeavour.