Disability exclusion is built into tech systems from the start, not a flaw appearing at the end. It shows up in "futuristic" city designs that ignore wheelchair users and hiring practices that shut out disabled talent, since accessibility is often a final checkbox rather than a guiding principle. This persists because disabled people rarely hold power to challenge it.

INCLUSIVE ARTS GALLERY gathers inclusive artists and ideas that the project's scientific director, Enrico Bisenzi, has encountered during his thirty-year teaching career in the AFAM (Higher Education in Art, Music, and Dance) sector. Presented in reverse chronological order from the birth of their legacy, the gallery features fact-sheets on artists and ideas that have shaped artistic and communicative expression fostering social inclusion for people with disabilities.

ADHD involves executive dysfunction, time blindness, and working memory barriers that standard technology often overlooks. Cognitive accessibility, unlike sensory or motor access, is still largely treated as a productivity problem rather than an access problem. This session reframes digital tools as cognitive accessibility aids, presenting inclusive design patterns, no-code workflows, and real examples of technology that support ADHD cognition instead of overwhelming it.

Users are often labeled as “difficult” when they struggle with a product or process. In reality, those users are early warning signals, exposing accessibility and usability issues before they impact a broader audience.

This session re-frames “difficult users” as critical inputs into better design and more effective systems.

Solving for the Edges challenges conventional thinking by exploring what happens when we move beyond the middle and include those often left out of research and decision-making. Through real-world examples, this session shows how edge-case solutions become everyday innovations. Open to all, it’s an invitation to think bigger, challenge assumptions, and discover that the most impactful outcomes are found beyond the average.