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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik
@jesstella.bsky.social
Doctoral Candidate in Astronomy at Vanderbilt University 🎓, Project Manager for the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation🧠, Telescope Systems Specialist at UKIRT🔭🗻, Host of AstronomerAND🎙️Autism self-advocate 🦸🏼‍♀️. www.jessicastasik.com
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The full paper can be found here: frontiersin.org/articles/10..... I want to thank my amazing co-authors, particularly Kim Arcand and Sarah Kane, I adore working with you to make astronomy more accessible.

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Finally, I want to include this incredible Word Cloud, indicating text responses from participants about how the sonifications made them feel.

A word cloud of the words participants used to describe their emotional response to the sonifications. Words that were used more frequently by participants are represented by larger text, whereas less frequent responses are represented by smaller text. The largest and thus most commonly used words are “awe,” “calm,” and “curiosity.” Slightly smaller words include “peaceful,” “interesting,” “curious,” “wonder,” “relaxing,” “soothing,” “beautiful,” and “intrigued.” Some of the smaller words include “exciting,” “ethereal,” “mysterious,” “amazement,” and “impressed.”
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We also asked some overall questions that were not specific to the individual sonifications. We found that the experience encouraged sighted users to learn more about accessibility!

Three histograms separately representing the responses of the BLV and sighted groups to the final prompts provided after listening to all three sonifications (see Section 2.3 for the list of prompts). For all three prompts, the average rating of the BLV group is higher than that of the sighted group, and there is a noticeable difference in the distribution of both groups’ ratings. Again for all three prompts, BLV participants were more likely to give a rating of 5 than sighted participants, and the mode rating for the BLV group in response to all three prompts was 5. By contrast, the mode response of the sighted group was 4 to the prompts regarding being motivated to listen more and about wanting to learn more about how others access information about the Universe and was 5 for the prompt regarding wanting to learn more about the Universe. The average rating is greater than 4.0 for both groups across all three prompts, and ratings of 4 or 5 make up the majority of responses.
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Interestingly, the groups responded similarly to many questions; I love this! It quantifies for me what I have always known, that accessibility is for everyone, and providing accessible materials benefits all! A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS.

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We recorded responses, including whether they enjoyed the sonification, felt they learned something about the astronomical object, and trusted the data was faithful to the science. My favorite finding is that the sighted and BVI folks enjoyed the experience equally.

Three histograms separately depicting the responses of the sighted and BLV groups to the prompt “I enjoyed the sonification.” Each astronomical object, the Galactic Center, Cassiopeia A, and the Deep Field, has a separate histogram. The response histograms for the BLV and sighted groups for each of the sonifications appear approximately concurrent, with the response ratings for the BLV group being slightly higher than the sighted group for the Galactic Center and Cassiopeia A sonifications. These differences are not statistically significant, however. The average rating for all sonifications in both the sighted and BLV groups for all three sonifications is between 4.1 and 4.5. Overall, the ratings of the level of enjoyment appear similar between the three sonifications.
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We surveyed BVI and sighted individuals to assess their learning experience, enjoyment, and response to three sonifications from NASA's Universe of Sound: chandra.si.edu/sound/; definitely check out their fantastic work.

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I wouldn't worry too much if it was just the leaves :)

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What are you talking about, I think they sound like great fun 0_0

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She discussed with me the latest literature connections between neurodivergence and chronic pain issues without even saying "but you function so well" ❤️❤️ I'm in love.

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She laughed hysterically

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Jessica Schonhut-Stasik
@jesstella.bsky.social
Doctoral Candidate in Astronomy at Vanderbilt University 🎓, Project Manager for the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation🧠, Telescope Systems Specialist at UKIRT🔭🗻, Host of AstronomerAND🎙️Autism self-advocate 🦸🏼‍♀️. www.jessicastasik.com
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