I.amAble: Experimental workshops as a tool for inclusive science teaching
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Laboratory
Teacher training
Secondary education
Cognitive diversity
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The I.amAble Project is a teaching innovation initiative that seeks to combine science education with the educational inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. It employs a multi-layered design and adapts abstract concepts into practical, sensory experiences accessible to all levels of understanding. The project fosters empathy, collaboration, and adaptability to diverse environments, while improving attitudes toward science and people with disabilities. It also improves the self-esteem of people with cognitive diversity. Through collaboration among university students, secondary school students, and special education students, it aims to make scientific literacy a tangible right and a driver of social transformation.

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