Accessibility in astronomy for the visually impaired
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Four researchers — Nicolas Bonne, Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, Garry Foran and Enrique Perez Montero discuss the accessibility challenges in astronomy research, education outreach for persons who are blind or visually impaired. Solutions to these create innovative data analysis methods all astronomers.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Astronomy
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2397-3366']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-022-01691-2