MARIA TAGARELLI DE MONTE

Maria Tagarelli De Monte is a contract professor of Italian Sign Language (LIS) at the University of International Studies of Rome (UNINT) since 2015 and teaches General Linguistics at the University of Pisa's International Programme in Humanities since 2023. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from University of Roma Tre (thesis on linguistic simplification in LIS signers) and a Bachelor's in Communication Sciences from University of Siena with research in cognitive sciences. Her work focuses on LIS education, accessibility technologies, and bimodal bilingualism in deaf populations.

• Research: Coordinated EU projects like Sign-LEF (CEFR adaptation), SWING 2.0 (digital inclusion), and Free Technology Signs. Co-director of ISSR's research department (2009-2022).
• Affiliations: Coordinates EALTA's SIG for SIGN, member of São Paulo's LISCO group, and founder of OSSMED observatory.

Her research spans LIS pedagogy, sign language grammar, affordance theory in language learning, and accessibility policies. Recent work emphasizes digital literacy among deaf populations and CEFR adaptation for sign languages. Awarded the Best Presentation Award at ICSLA 2024 for her work on linguistic simplification in deaf adult writing.

Publications include monographs on linguistic interference in deaf writing and peer-reviewed articles on sign language structure, e-learning platforms for deaf education, and accessibility frameworks. Active in multiple international research networks and project management roles.