michele m. mainardi

Professor (PhD) in Special Education and Inclusive Didactics at the Department of Teaching and Learning (DFA) at the University of Applied Science and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI-CH); Competence Centre "Special Needs Education, School and Society" (CCBESS); present in national and international scientific committees (Switzerland, Italy, France and Canada), in juries and in international advisory committees in the fields of competence. Topics: special and inclusive education; studies and application about accessibility, inclusion, participation, Play and Learning concerning peoples (children and adults) with developmental disabilities. In the private non-profit sector: present in committees involved in social entrepreneurship about community, cultural and professional inclusion and in cultural and scientific foundations. Former rector of the DFA/SUPSI-CH and member of the Chamber of Rectors of the Pedagogical High Schools / Swissuniversities.