Past edition 2022: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3371/
https://inaut2022.altervista.org/
The congress held in Rome at the University of International Studies – UNINT was articulated during
the World Day of Disability in two moments, 1-2 December 2023 and saw as the main theme the
dissemination of the results achieved so far by the various projects implementing tools for disability.
The main focus of the conference was the resonance that new technologies have within the learning
processes and how they can facilitate skills such as social skills and soft skills that appear commonly
deficient in neurodevelopment disorders.
The outputs related to the state of the art and the strategic choices taken by various researchers for the
development of prototypes useful for experimentation were presented. The aim of the project is to raise
awareness of the question, disseminate what is the status quo, share studies and works carried out and
design, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of multi-sensory learning experiences, immersive and
meaningful with the use of virtual reality and to verify if students reach higher levels of participation in
cognitive activities. It also exposed the impact of Artificial Intelligence as a significant tool to support
disability. The analyzed instruments have also been investigated with a very different connotation from
the mere support to disability but as potentially usable elements in the ordinary development of children.
The conference was born under the term inclusion and integration that constitute the file rouge that
modulates research, interventions and studies.
The first session included an intervention by the main support fund against educational poverty that
gave a general overview of the current situation in Italy. It was followed by a focus on developmental
disorders and intervention strategies in neuropsychological and behavioral settings. The session ended
with the dissemination by young researchers of educational and behavioral interventions based on the
application of new technologies such as the use of Virtual Reality in children with DSA or
Videomodeling in ASD.
The second session starts from the approach of lifelong learning by introducing principles of
developmental psychology and self-determination, passing through the formation of the concept of
identity in adolescents with disabilities. Then great resonance will have the treatment of the IQ, adaptive
quotient and an overview on intellectual disability and the most positively impacting tools. The second
session ends with a focus on tools such as Artificial Intelligence and their contribution in the typical
and atypical development in childhood. Finally, projects were presented in collaboration with various
universities in the country that have demonstrated the commitment to carrying out published scientific
studies on the positive impact of virtual reality.
Alessandro Frolli 1 , Angelo Rega 2 and Luigia Simona Sica 2
1) Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma (UNINT), Rome, Italy
2) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy