April 20

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The talk Sensations, is a powerpoint presentation specially developed for people with cognitive impairments. Simultaneously with the projection of a sequence of images, along with some relaxing music, the lecturer(s) use items with different textures and weight, like pebbles, marbles, wooden and metallic objects, etc. Polystyrene spheres painted to resemble the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, a torch, balloons filled with warm and cold water, a bucket of water and a towel, incense sticks, to make the public ""feel"" directly the sensations suggested by the images, so they ""connect"" better with the narration. This activity is also available in Spanish.

Download the presentation here.