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LEVEL 1. INEDU AI-Supported Inclusive Higher Education

BRIDGE Main Challenge: A.2. Gap between regulatory frameworks, institutional discourses and actual inclusion practices

What problem does it address?

Students with disabilities and special educational needs continue to encounter physical, digital, communication, teaching and assessment barriers in higher education. Formal commitments to inclusion are not always matched by effective support, accessible resources or adequately prepared staff, limiting equal participation and academic success.

What does it propose?

INEDU develops practical resources for AI-supported inclusive higher education: a research-based compendium, AI-based teaching scenarios, a digital information environment and a teacher-training programme. These tools help universities understand diverse needs, remove barriers and use assistive technologies responsibly.

Why is it an inspiring practice?
  • It translates inclusion policies into practical educational action.
  • It combines disability support with responsible AI applications.
  • It is grounded in research conducted in four European countries.
  • It applies Universal Design for Learning and learner-centred methods.
  • It addresses motor, sensory and psychological disabilities and autism.
  • It supports academic, administrative and disability-support staff.
  • • Its multilingual resources are free and transferable.
  • • It links institutional change with personalised student support.
Resources you'll find
  • Inclusive Education Compendium supported by AI technologies
  • Sixteen AI-based inclusive education scenarios
  • Teacher-training programme on AI-supported inclusion
Featured results
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146-page Inclusive Education Compendium supported by AI technologies.
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AI-based educational scenarios developed for inclusive teaching and student support.1
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Teacher-training programme for integrating AI-supported inclusive practices.
What can visitors learn?
How institutional barriers affect students with disabilities.
How to identify motor, sensory, psychological and communication needs.
How Universal Design for Learning supports diverse students.
How AI and assistive technologies can improve accessibility.
How to adapt teaching, communication and assessment methods.
How to provide personalised support without isolating learners.
How academic and administrative services can cooperate.
How universities can turn inclusion strategies into daily practice.

LEVEL 2. EXPLORE BEST PRACTICE

Introduction

INEDU is a project developing AI-supported approaches to inclusive higher education. Four European partners create research-based resources for staff and students, including a comprehensive compendium, sixteen educational scenarios and a teacher-training programme. The initiative helps universities improve accessibility and support students with disabilities and special educational needs.

  • Coordinating organisation: Pontifical University of John Paul II
  • Participating countries: Germany (DE), Lithuania (LT), Poland (PL), Spain (ES)
  • Duration: 2024-2026
  • BRIDGE Main Challenge: A.2. Gap between regulatory frameworks, institutional discourses and actual inclusion practices
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • SDG 4: Quality Education
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Secondary Challenges
  • A.1. Structural and intersectional inequalities that shape inclusion and social cohesion
  • A.3. Educational gaps throughout educational trajectories, including higher education

The Challenge

What social issue does it address?

Students with disabilities and special educational needs may face inaccessible learning materials, unsuitable teaching and assessment methods, communication difficulties and fragmented support. Institutional procedures can unintentionally privilege students whose needs fit standard arrangements, widening educational inequalities and weakening participation.

Why is it important?

Equal access to higher education is a human-rights issue and a condition for academic success, independence and participation in social and professional life. Universities need informed staff, accessible procedures and appropriate technologies so that inclusion is embedded in ordinary teaching and support rather than treated as an exception.

How does it contribute to the BRIDGE Challenge?

INEDU narrows the gap between formal inclusion commitments and everyday practice. Its research, compendium, AI-based scenarios and staff training give universities practical methods for recognising diverse needs, improving accessibility and adapting teaching and support systems while addressing structural and educational inequalities.

How does it work?

Partners analyse barriers and support systems across four countries and turn the findings into practical resources. Educators use the compendium, AI-based scenarios and training programme to explore disability profiles, Universal Design for Learning, assistive technologies, accessible communication, personalised learning and inclusive assessment.

What might inspire you?
Ideas for adaptation
  1. Audit a course for physical, digital, communication and assessment barriers.
  2. Apply Universal Design for Learning to provide multiple ways to participate.
  3. Use case studies to explore different disability-related educational needs.
  4. Test AI tools for accessible communication and personalised learning.
  5. Redesign learning materials for screen readers and alternative formats.
  6. Co-design inclusive teaching solutions with students and support staff.
  7. Adapt assessment methods without lowering intended learning outcomes.
  8. Create a referral map linking students with appropriate university support.
Resources created

Inclusive Education Compendium Supported by AI Technologies (INEDU)

Digital publication

This 146-page compendium provides a research-based foundation for inclusive higher education. It explains inclusive education and selected disability profiles, including motor, sensory and psychological disabilities and autism. It examines educational, social, administrative, communication and technological barriers and presents forms of institutional support and assistive technologies. The publication also reports comparative research conducted in Poland, Germany, Lithuania and Spain, including staff knowledge, existing support systems, skills in using AI-based tools and examples of good practice.

Teaching staff, Students, Researchers, Professionals, Policy Makers

https://ineduproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Compedium_EN.pdf

Handbook for Teachers: AI-Based Inclusive Education Scenarios (INEDU)

Teaching guide

The handbook presents sixteen practical scenarios showing how artificial intelligence and assistive technologies can support students with disabilities and special educational needs. The scenarios address accessibility, communication, personalised learning, inclusive assessment and participation. They help educators connect inclusive pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning with concrete digital tools while reflecting on ethical use, data protection and the need to match technology to individual learners rather than applying one standard solution.

Teaching staff, Researchers, Professionals

https://ineduproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Handbook-for-teachers.pdf