{"id":4416,"date":"2025-08-07T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/tactile-accomplishments\/touch-panels\/tactile-science\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T14:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T14:43:58","slug":"tactile-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/tactile-accomplishments\/touch-panels\/tactile-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactile Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-106533734\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-354930100\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(38, 33, 79);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center mx-auto\"  id=\"row-1404716717\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-826491294\" class=\"col border-img medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1245967707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1120\" src=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Tactile Science Panel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4_dettaglio-ambiente_2.7.25-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1245967707 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-182930903\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb w-full\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center text-sm text-gray-600 gap-2\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/\" class=\"hover:text-blue-500\" aria-label=\"Vai alla Home\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3303559221\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1>Tactile Science Panel: nature and science at your fingertips<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3303559221 {\n  font-size: 1.6rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3303559221 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-549311290\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Animals, plants, scientific processes: universes finally accessible<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-549311290 {\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-549311290 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/prodotto\/tactile-science-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button white lowercase btn-yellow\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Click here for technical specifications and to request a quote<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1404716717 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 0px 30px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-106533734 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(38, 33, 79);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1636098018\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle border-img\"  id=\"row-689648934\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-42195618\" class=\"col invert-mobile medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1282575099\" class=\"text dim-testo\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Inclusive science dissemination<\/strong> is a fundamental requirement to ensure access to knowledge for all people, including those with sensory and cognitive disabilities. To achieve this goal and facilitate the overcoming of communication barriers by offering experiential, concrete and participatory learning, CITISLAB&#8217;s multisensory tools, such as the <g id=\"gid_1\">Tactile Science Panels<\/g> with relief drawings and Braille texts enriched with free in-depth content to be supported by QR Code or interactive technologies, are essential. This approach takes on particular value when dealing with topics related to the<strong>animal universe<\/strong>, the<strong>plant universe<\/strong>, and scientific processes related to sustainability: CITISLAB is aware that spreading knowledge on these topics, by installing products developed according to Design for All that are therefore addressed to all users regardless of their sensory or cognitive status, contributes to increasing <strong>environmental and ecological awareness<\/strong> and respect for the world in which we live.  <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Animal universe: communicating forms and behaviors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CITISLAB&#8217;s Tactile Science Panels facilitate scientific communication of <strong>animal world<\/strong> themes, since through relief drawings, Braille lettering, and bas-reliefs they are a valuable tool for describing both the morphology of species and the habitat and behavior of each in a way that can be perceived by all. The Tactile Science Panels, with <g id=\"gid_1\">relief drawings<\/g> also enriched by <g id=\"gid_2\">bas-reliefs<\/g> allow recognition of silhouettes, proportions in relation to the human figure, and distinctive features (such as wings, claws, teeth), while with the help of <g id=\"gid_3\">sensory maps<\/g> flanked by characterizing sections, it is possible to provide a reconstruction of habitats and to make people perceive the relationship between species and ecological context. Descriptive texts in clear and Braille accompany the tactile images, providing essential scientific information while in-depth content is embedded in the <strong>QR Code<\/strong> or conveyed through <strong>interactive technologies.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>Through these products <strong>, science museums, educational institutions, parks<\/strong> and <strong>research centers<\/strong> can ensure a deeper understanding of animals not only as living beings but as integral parts of complex ecosystems.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1282575099 {\n  color: rgb(38, 33, 79);\n}\n#text-1282575099 > * {\n  color: rgb(38, 33, 79);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-42195618 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1298828663\" class=\"col border-img invert-mobile medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2101641605\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2418\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Concept of Tactile Science Panel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-scaled.jpg 2418w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-1451x1536.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-1935x2048.jpg 1935w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-1359x1439.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/citislab.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEQUIiOIA-X-PANNELLO-SCIENZA-TATTILE-600x635.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2418px) 100vw, 2418px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\">Concept of Tactile Science Panel<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2101641605 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-689648934 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 40px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-689648934 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-621972663\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-885066138\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center mx-auto\"  id=\"row-1827438853\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-659535909\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle border-img\"  id=\"row-1543009160\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1915793277\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(38, 33, 79);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1138429868\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Plant universe: communicating vegetation<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1138429868 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-1138429868 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2939915763\" class=\"text dim-testo\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Plant heritage needs an effective inclusive narrative through which it is possible to educate and raise awareness toward sustainability issues.<\/p>\n<p>CITISLAB produces the <strong>Tactile Science Panels<\/strong> containing reinterpretations through relief transpositions of the <strong>botanical data sheets<\/strong>: thus they contain tactile reliefs of the <strong>plant shape<\/strong> flanked by the human figure for its correct proportioning, relief drawings or bas-reliefs of the <strong>leaves<\/strong> and <strong>barks<\/strong> thanks to which it is possible to distinguish tree species through direct comparison of the shapes and tactile drawings or bas-reliefs of <strong>flowers<\/strong> and <strong>fruits<\/strong>, possibly accompanied by diagrams to explain processes such as pollination or dissemination. Descriptive texts in clear and Braille accompany the tactile images, providing essential scientific information while in-depth content is embedded in the <strong>QR Code<\/strong> or conveyed through   <strong>interactive technologies. Our Olfactory Installation enables.   <\/strong>to implement the Panel&#8217;s exploration with fragrances of the plant or flower that is the subject of the panel. The variety of this content transforms <strong>visual observation<\/strong> into a <strong>multisensory experience<\/strong>, ensuring that plant diversity can be learned even without visual support. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2939915763 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2939915763 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1915793277 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1655741824\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(38, 33, 79);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1508124498\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Telling scientific processes: sustainability and agriculture<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1508124498 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-1508124498 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1067203930\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-509472067\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1445560851\" class=\"text dim-testo\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>In addition to the description of organisms, we are aware of how crucial it is to communicate in an accessible way, according to <strong>Design for<\/strong> <strong>All<\/strong>, the <strong>scientific processes<\/strong> that govern natural and human life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tactile Science Panels<\/strong> can be a valuable support in communicating <strong>biological cycles: <\/strong> <strong>photosynthesis<\/strong> or the <strong>water cycle<\/strong> or <strong>meteorology<\/strong> can be represented with tactile transpositions of diagrams, diagrams, tactually manipulated photographs, and with possible bas-reliefs. Similarly, it will be possible to proceed with regard to communicating <strong>sustainable agricultural processes<\/strong> such as <strong>crop rotation<\/strong>, use of <strong>water resources<\/strong>, <strong>agroecology<\/strong> practices, and topics related to research on the <strong>Agritech<\/strong> world and the relationship between <strong>livestock, crops, and environmental sustainability.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Communicating not only data but also scientific processes allows for a dynamic view of nature and human practices. This approach has obvious social and educational value and is useful not only for those with sensory or cognitive disabilities, but enriches the educational journey and the process of awareness and growth of any user, stimulating a deeper understanding based on multisensoriality. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1445560851 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-1445560851 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1655741824 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-348593432\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(38, 33, 79);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2106957811\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2021607135\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2824918187\" class=\"text dim-testo\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The tactile panels that CITISLAB elaborates possess all the characteristics dictated by the rules of good execution of tiflological tools, which make their sign effective and universally accessible. For example: correct implementation of the reliefs and Braille alphabet, preparation of simplified drawings but with non-reductive content, clarity in the contour lines of the figures, respect for the proportions of the elements. In addition, the tactile panels we propose comply with the laws and regulations currently in force regarding the usability of places and the overcoming and elimination of architectural barriers.<br>In the design of this type of tactile panels, an <strong>accessible graphic language<\/strong> has been studied that renders scientific themes at the various scales of reduction, identified on a case-by-case basis, in the most effective and communicative way.  <\/p>\n<p>The accessible and inclusive communication of science-related topics finds its greatest expression in the creation of <strong>Thematic Itineraries<\/strong> and in particular the<strong>Landscape Itinerary<\/strong> that CITISLAB proposes: through the composition of the different products including the <strong>Tactile Science Panels<\/strong>, stimulating <strong>multisensory experiential routes <\/strong>can be proposed <strong>, <\/strong>creating for example an accessible educational vegetable garden, in which <strong>relief drawing, tactile surfaces<\/strong>, <strong>bas-reliefs<\/strong>, <strong>smells<\/strong> and <strong>sounds<\/strong> accompany the scientific explanation through writing in clear and <strong>Braille<\/strong>, or tactile routes in green spaces, with guided walks in parks, integrated with tactile supports and sound descriptions.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific knowledge of the animal and plant world, as well as processes related to sustainability and agriculture, must be made accessible through tactile and inclusive languages.<\/p>\n<p>CITISLAB&#8217;s proposals, the result of much reflection and study, take the form of necessary tools for accessible, fulfilling and satisfying dissemination, for communicating science by considering it a shared heritage, in ways that can involve every citizen and can reflexively orient society toward greater environmental awareness.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2824918187 {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-2824918187 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-348593432 > .col-inner {\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1543009160 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1827438853 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-1827438853 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 60px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-621972663 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(38, 33, 79);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-621972663 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1636098018 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  margin-bottom: -30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":304,"parent":3833,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4416","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4416"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5254,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4416\/revisions\/5254"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citislab.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}