147 - Ciencia sin Barreras, Universidad Complutense, Spain
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ONTACT
Ciencia sin Barreras
Mr. Miguel Gomez Heras
Spain
http://cienciasinbarreras.theiagd.org+34 91 394 49 02
cienciasinbarreras@gmail.comO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
The association "Cienca sin Barreras" was founded in 2014 and its aim is to promote science, among people with
functional diversities and those who do not have wide access to scientific knowledge, and scientific activities covering
various disciplines. The project has as its motto "science for everybody".
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
The association offers various and numerous activities and proposes an offer based on divulgation of scientific contents,
intended for collectives that otherwise would find difficulties to access them. The accessibility includes various issues
such as direct adaption to sensory needs and levels of abstraction for each particular individual as well as flexibility in
the schedule and a place to be performed.
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OUNTRIES IN WHICH IT WAS DEVELOPED
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Spain
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OUNTRY
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COUNTRIES IN WHICH IT IS OPERATING
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Spain
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ACTS ABOUT SIZE AND SCOPE
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Number of beneficiaries (total number): 59 students with Down's syndrome, 4 persons with visual impairments, 24
persons that are hearing and visually impaired 20 persons that are deaf
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Number of members involved in the activities (2015): 16 researchers/lecturers, 12 university students, 6 functional
diversity specialists
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Number of journalists covering activities (2015): 2
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UTLOOK
All practices can be easily adopted by other organizations in any other country. All activities are based in the principles
of Universal Design and can be applied to everyone. The perspective of growth of the project is optimistic, since it is
gathering more Spanish members within all scientific disciplines that prior used to being associated were working by
themselves. The costs of the implementation are focused in the acquisition of specific material, like for example a 3D