[Blindtlk] [Nfbmd] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] new lunar book for the blind,

[Chris Nusbaum]

This is cool!

 Chris

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From: Matt Roberts <blindbikernfb at cfl.rr.com
Subject: [Nfbmd] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] new lunar book for the blind,
Date sent: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:39:24 -0400

This is interesting.

Matt Roberts

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 Date: July 19, 2011 6:17:06 PM EDT
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 Slightly late if you wanted to join the reception.

 NASA Unveils a New Lunar Book for the Visually Impaired
 MOFFETT FIELD, Calif.  - NASA will unveil a new book for blind 
and
 visually impaired readers at a media event and reception hosted 
by the
 NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) at 6 p.m.  PDT on July 18 at 
NASA's
 Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.


 The book "Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters" was created with the 
NLSI
 and features tactile diagrams of the lunar surface designed to 
educate
 the blind and visually impaired about the wonders of Earth's 
moon.  David
 Hurd, a space science professor at Edinboro University of 
Pennsylvania,
 Edinboro, Pa., is the book's author.  He and tactile engineer 
John
 Matelock began creating tactile astronomy tools after a student 
with a
 visual impairment signed up for Hurd's introductory astronomy 
course.
 Cassandra Runyon, a professor at College of Charleston, 
Charleston, S.C.
 and Hurd previously produced "A Tactile Guide to the Solar 
System with
 Digital Talking Book" for NASA.

 Hurd and students from the California School for the Blind, 
Fremont,
 Calif., are scheduled to attend the unveiling.

 "NASA's Lunar Science Institute is committed to the development 
of
 resources to bring lunar science into the world of those who 
cannot see.
 'Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters' is one giant step for 
humankind,
 making lunar science visible through touch and sound," said 
Yvonne
 Pendleton, director of the NLSI.

 News media planning to attend must contact Cathy Weselby at 
650-604-4789
 or cathy.weselby at nasa.gov before 5 p.m.  Monday, July 18, for 
credentials.

 The NLSI is a virtual organization that enables collaborative,
 interdisciplinary research in support of NASA lunar science 
programs.
 The institute uses technology to bring scientists together 
around the
 world and comprises competitively selected U.S.  teams and 
several
 international partners.  NASA's Science Mission Directorate and 
the
 Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at the agency's 
Headquarters in
 Washington, funds the institute, which is managed by Ames.

 For more information about the NASA Lunar Science Institute, 
visit:
 http://lunarscience.nasa.gov

 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=34085
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