The recent Universal Design of Learning (UDL) 3.0 Guidelines highlight the value of cultivating joy and play through “Consideration 7.3.” Drawing on neuroscientific research on the importance of play, this paper begins by examining its fundamental role in child development, where it nurtures…

The international debate on school inclusion outlines the UDL framework as a virtuous approach for the development of teaching practices able to promote both the academic success of everyone and the participation of each in the construction of a new educational culture, which is oriented towards…

Abstract: The work sheds light on the inclusive potential of Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) as a facilitative tool not for the exclusive use of pupils with Special Educational Needs, but for the benefit of the whole class group (Fontani, 2016; 2020a; 2020b; Cook & Odom, 2013). AAC…

Representations of disability have taken different forms over the centuries. From the exhibition of the monstrosities (of those were considered non-compliant) we have come to the exaltation of the tolerance of the different/disabled. Prejudicial attitudes and compassionate rhetoric – as well as…

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the conceptual framework of Universal Design for Transition (UDT) (Best, Scott, & Thoma, 2015; Thoma et al., 2009), a recent framework that integrates the founding principles of Universal Design for Learning (Meyer, Rose & Gordon, 2014; CAST, 2018;…