Polimi Inclusion – Oltre l’udito

The Politecnico di Milano is offering an immersive experience to raise awareness within its community about issues of inclusion and disability, giving participants the opportunity to experience firsthand the challenges faced by students with different impairments. Now in its second edition, the 2025 focus of Polimi Inclusion will be dedicated to the theme of deafness and hearing loss. Participants will be able to gain a closer understanding of the daily challenges faced by those living with reduced or absent hearing perception, experimenting with assistive technologies and digital tools that promote communication and inclusive learning.

The 2-hour experience will be led in Italian by students with hearing disabilities and will include:

• a brief simulation of an inclusive lecture conducted by our faculty
• use of digital and technological tools with the support of our students and alumni
• presentation of the inclusive research projects of the Politecnico di Milano (*)
• a sensory aperitif experience 

(*) The event includes a presentation in the Historical Library (Building 9) featuring the main research projects of the Politecnico di Milano dedicated to hearing accessibility, inclusive communication, and assistive technologies.

To participate, you must select a time slot:

• 10.30 – 12.30
• 12.00 – 14.00
• 13.30 – 15.30 

Register to the event

Below is a list of the projects that will be showcased during the event:

• Online Mathematics Course for Deaf High School Students, Giuseppina Guatteri – DMAT, METID, Turin Institute for the Deaf
• AI and LIS: Inclusive Technologies Designed with People, Maristella Matera, Ludovica Piro – DEIB
• DATAS – Directing Listening: Technology that Amplifies Sounds in Space, Fabio Antonacci, Mirco Pezzoli – DEIB
• ControSenso. A Selection of Projects for Translating Sound, Dina Riccò and Gianluca Balzerano – Department of Design, in collaboration with Rai Accessibility, Rai Milan Production Center, Rai Radio TV Museum of Turin
• Hearing Accessibility: Master’s Theses in Communication Design, Dina Riccò and Silvia Guerini – Department of Design
• Sound Design and Cultural Heritage – P.I. Raffaella Trocchianesi (FARB Funds 2023–2025): Designing Sound Narratives for Exhibitions and Museums. Design-Driven Tools for a Synesthetic Approach, Micol Riva, Alice Biancardi – Department of Design
• WHISPER – Widespread Hearing Impairment Screening and Prevention of Risk, Alessia Paglialonga – CNR-IEIIT, Riccardo Barbieri – DEIB
• Multimodal Hearing Testing Platform for Studying Over-the-Counter Devices, Alessia Paglialonga, Riccardo Barbieri – CNR-IEIIT, DEIB in collaboration with Luxottica
• TAILORED – Tailored AI-enabled Listening for Optimized Real-world Experience in Daily Life, Alessia Paglialonga – CNR-IEIIT
• Fit4MedRob – Fit for Medical Robotics, subproject AI-CARE: Artificial Intelligence for Customized Adaptive Robot-Aided Rehabilitation, coordinated by Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Alessia Paglialonga – CNR-IEIIT