Digital lunch break: Everyone in? Shaping inclusion in citizen science
This time, the digital lunch break is dedicated to the important topic of inclusion in Citizen Science. Citizen science is based on the participation of many people. For people with disabilities, senior citizens or people with language barriers, participation in citizen science projects is often associated with additional hurdles, even though they have important experience and perspectives that can enrich research.
Jonas Deister from the project “IncluScience - Disability Mainstreaming in Science and Practice” gives a brief introduction to the topic and presents the practice-oriented toolbox for inclusive citizen science. This reference work was developed from the experiences of the “IncluScience” project, in which citizens, experts and organizations jointly developed an inclusive extension of the Wheelmap. Based on the history of the development of the toolbox, Deister shows how inclusive approaches can be practically designed and implemented in citizen science.