Children's co-design and inclusive education

  • Authors:
  • Franca Garzotto;Roberto Gonella

  • Affiliations:
  • Politecnico di Milano, Milano, (Italy);Politecnico di Milano, Milano, (Italy)

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Interactive technology for disabled children at school is typically used as an assistive tool or a learning facilitator, and promotes inclusion by enabling a more effective participation to school activities by students with special needs. In this paper, we discuss how we can achieve a wider form of inclusive education by involving non-disabled children as co-designers of technology for their disabled schoolmates. We describe examples of this approach in the context of an ongoing project at a local school, involving tangible technology.