Nicolaraizi Magda

Nicolaraizi Magda is an Associate Professor of Special Education – Deaf Education at the University of Thessaly’s Pedagogical Department of Special Education since 2002. She also serves as the scientific manager of ACCESS, a university initiative supporting students with disabilities since 2012.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s in Primary Education (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1992)
  • Diploma in Special Education (University of Birmingham, 1994)
  • PhD in Education (University of Birmingham, 1997)

Her research focuses on accessibility and participation in education for individuals with disabilities, particularly deafness/hard of hearing. Key areas include early intervention, museum education accessibility, and assistive technologies. She has contributed to over 40 international publications and multiple national/EU projects.

Her work emphasizes inclusive disaster risk reduction strategies for sensory-impaired students and participatory methodologies for marginalized youth. She co-leads initiatives like ACCESS to enhance academic accessibility and advocates for differentiated teaching methods in deaf education.

Grants/Programs: Participated in numerous national/EU programs on special education, accessibility, and deaf education since the 1990s. No specific grants are detailed in the text.

Labs/Teams: Scientific lead of the ACCESS service, a university-based accessibility support unit.