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Holding the Universe in your hands, with Dr Kimberly Arcand

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Working With Blind or Low Vision Students Through 3D Printing

Astronomy has been such a visual science for so long that for me it's really exciting to start thinking about these other ways that we can understand and study cosmic structures. 3D printing is one avenue doing it through sound is another doing it through haptic response. So this isn't just a novel way to experience astronomy is it this tech can actually provide a quite profound means of getting involved in astrophysics for those with eyesight difficulties or indeed blindness.

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