Pop quiz: What do a blind student in Perth, a dyslexic teenager in Manchester, and a non-verbal child in Mumbai all have in common?

Answer: They’re all still navigating education systems built for a ‘typical’ brain that, let’s be honest, rarely exists.

But in 2025, the cracks are too wide to ignore — and the world’s waking up.

A Research Agenda With Teeth

This year, the Special Olympics Global Centre for Inclusion launched a bold research roadmap. It isn’t your standard academic waffle. It’s a laser-focused call to plug the gaping knowledge gaps in inclusive education, especially for learners with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 
Source: https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/special-olympics-launches-landmark-research-agenda-at-global-disability-summit-calls-on-governments-donors-to-help-close-knowledge-gaps-on-inclusion

The goal? Stop guessing. Start designing education around real data — and real kids.

In parallel, a peer-reviewed study flagged that even in higher education, students with disabilities face patchy support and incomplete policy compliance. Translation: we’ve got the frameworks — now we need the follow-through. 
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2025.2526009

AI Gets It (When We Teach It To)

One of the most exciting developments is happening in AI — and no, it’s not just more robots doing maths homework.

Meet Audemy: an adaptive, audio-first learning tool tailored for blind and visually impaired students. It doesn’t just read out text. It learns how each student prefers to learn — from speed to style to content complexity. Think of it as a learning buddy with headphones and a whole lot of empathy.

Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17117

More broadly, AI is being deployed to create more flexible, multimodal learning environments — from voice assistants to visual overlays to accessible chatbots. But as ever, the tech is only as inclusive as the people building it.

What’s Our Role at Meet Aandi?

We’re not waiting for the system to catch up. Meet Aandi is designed for the messy, brilliant, gloriously non-standard ways real children learn. We believe in flipping the script:

• Personalised learning is the baseline, not a perk.

• Accessibility isn't a compliance tick — it’s a creative superpower.

• Inclusion isn’t a patch. It’s the plan.

So if your child has ever been told to “sit still”, “try harder”, or “be more like the others” — you’re not alone.

And you’re not without options.

Let’s build something better.