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Dear Colleagues,

An Inquiry Group working under the auspices of the Center for 
Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is looking to catalog 
efforts that make informal science education experiences more inclusive 
of people with disabilities. Founded in 2008 with support from the 
National Science Foundation (NSF), CAISE works across the informal 
science education (ISE) field to gather and communicate evidence of the 
contributions of informal science education and to offer professional 
development opportunities for those working with and seeking NSF support.

If you or your institution has been working to increase access to 
science education for people with disabilities through informal 
learning, please email Christine Reich ([log in to unmask]).  We're 
interested in learning more about what the project/initiative is, the 
target audience, specific attributes of the design of the learning 
experience(s) that make it inclusive for people with disabilities, 
whether individuals with disabilities are involved in decision-making 
about the project/initiative, and if you conducted an evaluation of your 
program/exhibit/initiative.  We'd also be interested in learning more 
about lessons you or your institution have learned over time, and about 
any challenges you face as you try to develop inclusive learning 
experiences.

Please also forward this email to anyone else you know who has been 
working to increase access to informal science learning for people with 
disabilities.

Thank you to all who have already provided this inquiry group with 
information (particularly those who completed our survey this past 
winter) and those of you who plan to provide us with information in the 
near future.

Sincerely,
Christine Reich, Museum of Science, Boston
Ellen Rubin, New York
Jeremy Price, Boston College
Mary Ann Steiner, University of Pittsburgh

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Christine Reich
Manager of Informal Education Research and Evaluation
Museum of Science, Boston
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Phone (617) 589-0302
Fax (617) 589-0454
TTY (617) 589-0480
http://www.mos.org
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