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Science museums are powerful places not only for science communication, informal science teaching, and leisure but also for promoting science and technology in an equitable, diverse, and inclusive mode. The paper presents an overview of accessibility in Latin American science museums and centers, based on a questionnaire comprised of open and closed questions in Portuguese and Spanish. The answers received from directors and other personnel responsible for 109 institutions in twelve countries were analyzed using an accessibility indicator tool. The findings suggest that these institutions generally offer some physical accessibility resources and fewer communicational and attitudinal accessibility resources. Data also show that there is an absence of institutional practices that might underpin any endeavor to take into consideration the inclusion of people with disabilities. More funding must be made available for practices and research in this area. We also recommend that persons with disabilities play a greater role as protagonists and professionals and likewise as a research public in the realm of science communication and at the region's science museums and centers.
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Este artigo objetiva analisar, por meio de métodos quantitativos e qualitativos e análise de conteúdo, as 145 propostas submetidas ao edital de apoio a projetos de divulgação científica, realizado pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, em 2018, visando compreender a demanda existente e dar subsídios para a elaboração de uma política institucional. Foram definidas categorias de análise, tendo em vista a identificação e caracterização do perfil dos proponentes e projetos. Os resultados indicam que, embora haja concentração de projetos na região Sudeste, profissionais de nove estados brasileiros participaram da convocatória, sendo 63% das propostas submetidas por mulheres. Apenas 40% dos projetos previam ação/estratégia de avaliação e somente 7% mencionaram ações de acessibilidade, tema prioritário na Fiocruz. Destacamos, por fim, a necessidade de oferecer frequentemente editais desse tipo, associados ao desenvolvimento de programas e capacitação da comunidade da Fiocruz para estabelecer o diálogo com a sociedade, de forma diversificada, abrangente, acessível e inclusiva.
This paper aims to analyze, through quantitative and qualitative methods and content analysis, the 145 proposals submitted to the call for supporting science communication projects, carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in 2018, intending to provide a better understanding of the existing demand and to contribute to the elaboration of an institutional policy. Categories to be analyzed in order to map the profile and characteristics of the proposals and proponents were defined. The results indicate that, although there is a concentration of projects in the Southeast region, professionals from nine Brazilian states participated in the call, being 63% of them women. Only 40% of the projects proposed evaluation actions and only 7% mentioned accessibility strategies, a priority issue at Fiocruz. Finally, we emphasize the need of frequently offering this kind of calls, associated with the training of scientists and of the Fiocruz community to establish dialogue with society in a diversified, comprehensive, accessible and inclusive way.
Este artículo objetiva analizar, por medio de métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos y análisis de contenido, los 145 proyectos sometidos a la convocatoria para apoyo a proyectos de divulgación científica, realizado por la Fundación Oswaldo Cruz, en 2018, buscando proveer subsidios para comprender la demanda existente y contribuir a la elaboración de una política institucional. Se definieron categorías de análisis, teniendo en cuenta la identificación y caracterización del perfil de los proponentes y proyectos. Los resultados indican que, aunque hay concentración de proyectos en la región sudeste, profesionales de nueve estados brasileños participaron de la convocatoria, siendo el 63% de las propuestas sometidas por mujeres. Sólo el 40% de los proyectos preveía acción/estrategia de evaluación y sólo el 7% mencionó acciones de accesibilidad, tema prioritario en la Fiocruz. Por último, destacamos la necesidad de ofrecer a menudo convocatorias de este tipo, asociada al desarrollo de programas y acciones de capacitación de los científicos y de la comunidad de Fiocruz para establecer el diálogo con la sociedad, de forma diversa, completa, accesible e inclusiva.
