Astronomie für Blinde und Sehbehinderte : Legitimation – Konzepte – Modelle – Materialien

This dissertation will discuss the question of the opportunities to make
astronomical education accessible for blind and visually impaired
people. It will be shown that astronomical contents are from enormous
significance for the society. They hold great potentials for educational
purposes too. Therefor there should be corresponding offers for blind
and visually impaired people.

The identification of particularly significant contents will be done by
analysing the curriculum. The intersection of 7 curricula will be
determined. The obtained sample of contents forms the foundation for
the development of astronomical models.

Specific properties of different senses will be composed to find ways of
impartation reaching beyond the tactile sense. The use of different
senses should improve the connotation of phenomena and models.

With regard of teaching methodology and didactics for blind and visually
impaired, the obtained results will be united by the development of
astronomical models. It will be exemplarily shown, how to make use of
the tactile and aural sense and even the sensation of heat. All models
are accompanied by further material in the form of explanations and
tactile graphics.