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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall
SUMMARY:Building a Multidisciplinary Community: The Impact of Sonifica
tion World Chat in Astronomy\, Astronomy Colloquium\, Kate Meredith\,
Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM
DESCRIPTION:The Sonification World Chat (SWC)\, initiated in February
2020\, addresses the growing need for collaboration and information sh
aring among diverse sonification projects in astronomy. Central to SWC
's mission is the inclusion of blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals\
, whose insights are crucial for the development of effective sonifica
tion tools\, interfaces\, and algorithms.
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\nDevelopers withou
t extensive accessibility experience may unintentionally adopt paterna
listic approaches\, missing critical insights from the BLV community.
SWC was established to counteract this by promoting advocacy\, project
support\, and collaboration.
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\nSWC fosters a diverse profess
ional community\, including experts in science\, accessibility\, user-
centered design\, audio-acoustical engineering\, music\, education\, a
nd the cultural dimensions of sound perception. This diversity ensures
that sonification projects can address both technical and human aspec
ts comprehensively.
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\nThis session will provide an overview o
f the multidisciplinary nature of sonification and highlight key proje
cts developed under SWC. Kate will present high-level overviews of ini
tiatives such as Astronify (Space Telescope Science Institute)\, Star
Sound and Vox Magellan (Swinburne University)\, SonoUno and Sensing th
e Dynamic Universe (Harvard University)\, and her work with the Audibl
e Universe Meetings sponsored by the Lorentz Institute at Leiden Unive
rsity\, Netherlands.
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=8875
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