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SUMMARY:K06 - Inclusion\, Diversity\, Equity\, and Accessibility (IDEA) wi
 thin the Philippine Space Science and Astronomy Community
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261124T014000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261124T020000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261112T150638Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Daryl Joe Santos ()\nIn a world full of prejudice\, 
 division\, and conflict\, astronomy and space science still serve as a rem
 inder to humankind that the Universe is full of wonders and mysteries that
  make us all awe in unison. One of the goals of the recently established P
 hilippine Society of Space Science and Astronomy Research (PSSAR)\, Inc. i
 s to keep these fields this way by making them accessible and inclusive to
  everyone\, regardless of gender\, race\, or disability.\n\nOn behalf of P
 SSAR\, Inc.\, I will introduce our different projects that promote inclusi
 on\, diversity\, equity\, and accessibility (IDEA) within our Philippine a
 stronomy and space science community. To lead these projects\, PSSAR\, Inc
 . recently established an Accessibility and Inclusion Special Interest Gro
 up (SIG)\, a standing body of three coordinators\, each responsible for a 
 distinct access modality and set of partnerships\, working under the super
 vision of the PSSAR Inc. Board. The aforementioned group will lead our pre
 viously implemented initiatives such as color-code labels for showing verb
 al communication preferences\, promotion of using preferred gender pronoun
 s (PGPs)\, inclusion of sign language interpreters\, Braille and text-to-s
 peech translations in our events\, and creation of sonified astronomical d
 ata and tactile learning tools and materials. I will also introduce our mu
 ltisensory star party and space accessibility program entitled “Hear and
  Touch the Sky” which will provide numerous activities that will promote
  accessibility in the field in collaboration with numerous local organizat
 ions.\n\nThis talk aims to influence organizers\, stakeholders\, agencies\
 , and institutions to always consider IDEA not as an additional feature in
  their mission\, vision\, and events\, but as a central and intrinsic part
  of their planning\, so as to ensure that everyone will have the opportuni
 ty to enjoy and learn from the cosmos.\n\nhttps://indico.narit.or.th/event
 /238/contributions/991/
LOCATION:Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu Resort\, Mactan\, Cebu
URL:https://indico.narit.or.th/event/238/contributions/991/
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