Project description
AI-powered solutions for inclusive education
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) affects around 5 % of school-aged children, creating barriers to accessing standard learning materials due to motor and visual organisation difficulties. The EU-funded Lab2School4All aims to enable children with DCD to use adapted textbooks and learn independently in mainstream classrooms. The project maps adaptation practices across Europe, generates evidence-based solutions, develops an AI-powered open-source tool for adapting exercises, and tests approaches through cross-country classroom studies. The project works with children, teachers, families, and professionals in order to co-create scalable and inclusive educational solutions that promote equal learning opportunities and accessibility across Europe.
Objective
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disability affecting about 5% of school-aged children — roughly one child per classroom. Children with DCD experience motor coordination difficulties resulting in impaired handwriting, disrupting their ability to interact effectively with standard school textbooks. They also face visual organization difficulties that limit their ability to navigate dense page layouts and affect reading. Every year, thousands of these children struggle to use the same school textbooks as their peers.
The main objective of Lab2School4All is to ensure that children with DCD in primary school can access and use adapted versions of school textbooks that enable them to learn autonomously in mainstream classrooms.
The project will (1) map textbook structures and adaptation practices across Europe; (2) generate scientific evidence to validate and improve adaptation practices; (3) develop an AI-powered open-source environment for the automatic adaptation of school exercises; (4) conduct a cross-country classroom study; and (5) clarify the legal framework for adapting copyright-protected school textbooks and applying disability-related copyright exceptions.
Throughout the project, individuals with DCD, as well as teachers, parents, and occupational therapists, will be actively involved in a participatory approach to ensure that the solutions developed are relevant, acceptable, and grounded in real-world contexts. By combining evidence-based research and AI technologies, this project aims to provide scalable, accessible, and inclusive educational solutions for children with DCD across Europe and beyond.
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HORIZON.2.2 - Culture, creativity and inclusive society
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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