Space
Camp for
Interested
Visually
Impaired
Students
“Just
because I can't see the stars, doesn't mean I can't reach for them” -
Space Camp Alumni
News!
- 2008 Forms are Here!!!
- 2008 Program Dates: Sept. 20-25, 2008 In Huntsville, Alabama (travel home 9/26/08)
- 2008 Program costs:
Space Camp, Space Academy, Mach I & II: $675
Advanced Academy, Mach III: $725 - SCIVIS discussion group formed (Chaperones only)
- Visually Impaired Boy Soars At Space Camp (10/12/2007 JewishTimes, Baltimore)
- Blind Space Campers must 'pursue dreams' - Huntsville Times 9/28/2007
- Blind student ready to fly at space camp - Detroit News 9/22/2007
- DIFFERENT VISIONS AT SPACE CAMP - Cosmic Log (MSNBC) 9/21/2007
- Dream To Be An Astronaut Comes True 8/20/2007
- Dan Oates inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame!! - June 13th
SCIVIS
is
- A week long camp that takes place at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Coordinated by teachers of the visually impaired
- Accessible; computers used by students in the Space Camp Programs have been adapted for speech and large print output; materials and equipment used during missions are available in braille and large print
- Participatory - students participate fully (each student is screened based on their eye medical condition --limitations may be placed on some)
SCIVIS
is actually 4 separate programs.
- Space Camp
- Space Academy
- Advanced Academy focus on space travel.
- Aviation Challenge.