IAU Inclusive Outreach Community of Practice Webinar #9

This is the ninth of the “IAU Inclusive Outreach Community of Practice Webinars” series, held on August 15, 2025.

Speaker: Rheanne Jimeno – “Intro to Web accessibility - how to reach more people through inclusive design”

Organization, chair and technical support: Kristine Atienza

During these webinars, outreach practitioners share their experience so that others can learn from that and contribute with their own knowledge. In more detail, the goals of these seminars are:
To provide a forum for IAU members, astronomy outreach practitioners, amateur astronomers, and anyone active in inclusive astronomy outreach practice to showcase their projects, innovation, and activities for astronomy outreach
To provide a platform for cross-collaboration between teams of IAU sub-Working groups, educators, and astronomy outreach practitioners in general

Webinars last 60 to 90 minutes in total and are scheduled 3 or 4 times per year. Participation is free. Any outreach practitioner who has experience in inclusion practices can apply for a slot in these webinars.

Schedule and agenda are published periodically on the IAU Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Astro4Inclusion). Follow this page for updates and further information.

Science is a key part of human culture, a key ingredient for informed citizenship, and the basis for societal progress and a healthy democracy. Astronomy is probably the most fascinating science for the general public, and therefore the main topic to attract the general public and get people closer to science. People with disabilities should not be given less chances than others to access scientific culture. The overall goal of the “IAU CAP Inclusive Astronomy Communication Workgroup” is to foster and facilitate the development of inclusion practices in the astronomy outreach activities around the world, so that also people with disabilities can benefit from the outreach efforts and values.

For more information on the Inclusive Outreach (Inspiring Stars) subWorkgroup, for resources and information on how to participate in the community please refer to iau-oao.nao.ac.jp/iau-inclusion/

Join the community Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/iauinclusiveoutreach