Speaker: Alessia Scotti Belli
March 23rd, 2026 | 4:15 pm
DEIB, "N. Schiavoni" Seminar Room (Bld. 20A)
Contact: Prof. Maristella Matera
Abstract
On Monday, March 23rd, 2026 starting at 4.15 pm Alessia Scotti Belli, Co-founder of Paidea Sas, will give a seminar on "Paidea: from the idea to the inclusion" in DEIB “Nicola Schiavoni” Seminar Room (Building 20A).The session explores the role of Inclusive Digital Technologies in turning accessibility from a theoretical concept into market-ready solutions. Paidea will showcase Speak Up, an app dedicated to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), outlining its current impact and future implementations. The workshop includes a hands-on analysis of accessibility on common web platforms to identify critical "user experience friction points." The meeting will culminate in a Development Challenge: a call to action inviting students to transform emerging insights into concrete prototypes, merging technical expertise with an inclusive vision to create a real-world social impact.
The program include:
- Introduction to Paidea: from training to R&D
- Case study: SpeakUp for Yourself – workflow analysis, UX design, live demo, and project roadmap.
- Critical analysis: accessibility audit of mainstream websites and digital platforms.
- Paidea hackathons: implementing a Human-Centered and Inclusive Design approach.
- Development challenge: launching a student challenge to transform ideas into tangible, inclusive prototypes.
- Q&A