Students with visual impairments face multiple barriers during their education, which can hinder their learning in STEM subjects. The design of the innovative tool Qarvis seeks to promote inclusion in chemistry teaching through the sense of touch and the organization of chemical elements as an accessible complement to the periodic table.
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The development of the tool was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Spanish National Organization for the Blind (ONCE), Vice-Rectorate for Research ESAN University, Fab Lab ESAN University, Internet of Things Institute of Catalonia (IoTiCat) of La Salle Campus Barcelona (Ramon Llull University).
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Horna-Saldaña, C., Canaleta, X. & Perez-Perez, J.E. Developing a tool for teaching chemistry to people with visual impairments. Nat Rev Chem 9, 569–570 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-025-00743-1
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