RE.PUBLIC@POLIMI pubblicazioni di ricerca del Politecnico di Milano

Accessibility of Service Digital Infrastructures

This chapter examines the user experience and accessibility of digital platforms that provide school-related public services in Milan. By analysing the interfaces used by both final users (i.e., families) and back-office staff, we assess how design choices, procedural workflows, and language options impact actual service accessibility for families, especially those with migrant backgrounds. The analysis reveals that inconsistent multilingual support, unclear procedural requirements (e.g., SPI...

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AI-Driven Virtual Coach for Immersive Adaptive VR Cycling Training in Young Students with Disabilities

This paper presents an AI-driven Virtual Coach system for inclusive adaptive cycling training in young adults with disabilities (18–34 years old). The platform combines a physical stationary bicycle, a Unity-based Virtual Reality (VR) cycling environment, and real-time markerless motion capture using The Captury Live. Full-body kinematic data are streamed to a digital avatar, while virtual terrain changes are synchronized with dynamic bicycle resistance to simulate uphill and downhill riding ...

Design for Inclusive Sports and Rehabilitation with Assistive Technologies Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

The convergence of self-tracking technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and eXtended Reality (XR) is rapidly transforming the design of assistive systems for inclusive sports and rehabilitation. The growing availability of low-cost wearable sensors, the maturation of deep-learning models for biosignal interpretation, and the diffusion of consumer-grade immersive hardware have created the conditions for a new generation of adaptive, personalized, and participatory solutions. This Special ...