Cohort 1 Empathy Champions Share-Outs
This resource includes the video recording project share-outs, and materials from each of our cohort 1 Empathy Champions.
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Guidance for Depicting Animals With Disabilities
Resource and tools for depicting animals with disabilities
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Increasing Positive Perception of Disability Through Depictions of Animals with Disabilities
This study looked at whether using simple, narrative signs could help the public connect with these animals and develop more understanding attitudes toward people with disabilities.
AE Grant Showcase 2025: Empowering Conservation Champions: Tools and Insights from Henry Vilas Zoo’s Conservation Action Training Program
Henry Vilas Zoo’s presents their conservation action grant project to enhance conservation messaging for front-line staff and volunteers.
AE Grant Showcase 2024: Designing Exhibits and Revising Visitor Experiences – Building Empathy through Interpretive Master Planning
Zoo Boise developed concept designs and guides for empathy-focused visitor experiences, while Henry Vilas Zoo created a strategic framework to embed empathy throughout its interpretive planning.
AE Grant Showcase 2020: Empowering Teachers and Docents to Incorporate Empathy Best Practices
This project created empathy-based activity guides for teachers bringing school groups to the zoo.