You can now request astronomical objects to be imaged! Please use the following link: https://www.a4bd.eu/astronomical-object-imaging-request/

Our android app is available to download. Please visit this link to always get the latest version.   https://www.a4bd.eu/download/

The lectures of our final conference "Experience the Universe" are now available to watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzi7PJ4b6q_UR_QvWwnN1Yujhc7Dp4b9E

he A4BD project will close with an international conference under the title "Experience the Universe" that will present project achievements and gather experts in the field that will communicate their expertise in the field of astronomy and disability. The conference...

Conference summarizing the activities in the project Erasmus+ "Astronomy for the Blind and the Disabled". The program also included lectures by people involved in the project and a presentation of functions for the blind and disabled. There was also an opportunity for...

One more software demo and testing took place with the extremely valuable help of Western Greece Blind Association.

Our project was presented as part of Erasmus Days 2020 today in a webinar organized by the regional administration of secondary education.

E5 Multiplier Event in Cyprus took place at the Special School for Children Red Cross in Limassol and Saint Barnabas school of blind in Nicosia. Wonderful musical performances by visually impaired musicians were particularly moving. Also we had our best software test...

C6 meeting took place in Cyprus with wonderful tours at the ancient heritage of the island.

Testing our brand new software at the headquarters of the Western Greece Blind Association. User feedback demonstrated our new version is significantly improved!

Extremely interesting presentations by our project partners including STEM, educational games, astronomical observatories, musical therapy and science for special children!

C5 meeting took place in Liepāja town hosted by Liepājas Neredzīgo biedrība, Partners had interesting visits including Dvēseles veldzes dārzs (Soul Relieve Garden) rehabilitation center for the impaired and disabled and the Irbenes Radioteleskops because there are...

The A4BD consortium published its mid project (September 2017 - February 2019) activities report. You can download it here.

In the following video you can watch a medley of activities carried out by partners for the A4BD project.

A4BD project participated in the 6th Patras IQ innovation expo that took place from 12 to 14th April 2019. The project presented current project results with our booth which exhibited a banner, videos from meeting and activities as well as hands-on demo with the...

The second A4BD software demo took place in Patra, Greece during the C4 meeting. Members of the Western Greece Blind Association tested the newer software and answered the questions of the Software Evaluation Sheet in order to evaluate the progress in the software...

The C4 meeting started in Patras, Greece. As this month we are reaching the middle of the projects, partners presented the activities of the first half of the project.

The C3 meeting finished in Sanlúcar de Barrameda with a very constructive schedule that included meeting sessions, app demo, visit to the Spanish Blind Association and visit to a Special School. The social program was also rich with visit to Doñana National Park and a...

The first A4BD software demo took place in Spain during C3 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Participants with visual impairment tested the software and gave the consortium valuable feedback regarding the approach to visual-aural translation.  

The first A4BD student exchange was a success! It took place in Reunion island, organized by Collège Emilien Adam de Villiers. Participants from Poland, Spain, Greece, Latvia and Cyprus had the chance to visit the College as well as interesting places on the island...

The Project Kick-off meeting began in Patras on February 6th, 2018. The kick-off meeting will serve for project partners to get to know each other, plan the intellectual outputs and training activities as well as all detailed related to the management and financing of...

The kick-off meeting in Patras included a day trip to nearby Ancient Olympia. Participants from all partners had the chance to explore one of the world's most important archaeological sites, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games.

A large number of A4BD questionnaires have already been filled in thanks to our project partners. With this questionnaire we aim to better understand how the visually impaired interact with sound and how aural perception assists in perceiving all aspects of the...

The project coordinator, Upatras, held a meeting today with the Western Greece Blind Association at their offices. The meeting served to establish a cooperation with the association including getting answers to questionnaires as well as finding end users for testing...