Research and Development of Pedagogical Objects to Support Inclusive Education Janete Cícero ( ✉ ) , Saul Mizrahi, Gil Brito, Felipe Sampaio, and Gabriel Ferreira National Institute of Technology, Avenue Venezuela, 82, Praça Mauá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil {janete.cicero,saul.mizrahi,gil.brito,felipe.sampaio, gabriel.mendes}@int.gov.br Abstract. In Brazil there is a legal framework that guides the action of profes‐ sionals in the area of education regarding intervention for children with disabil‐ ities. The main one in this set refers to the demand for the “Inclusive School” environment, which refers to the enrolment of children with disabilities in regular education settings. According to this policy, professionals in the fields of educa‐ tion and health seek the mechanisms to best serve students with disabilities in public educational institutions. These professionals develop research projects in partnership with Universities and Research Institutes. This article reports the results of a sequence of projects that culminated in the development of pedagog‐ ical objects to support the learning process of students with autism or intellectual disability. These objects have been developed in collaboration with professionals of the areas of industrial and graphical design and also ergonomics and usability. Keywords: Design · Inclusive School · Pedagogical objects · Autism · Intellectual disability 1 Introduction This paper presents the results of a research project in the field of Inclusive Education that aims at the development of pedagogical objects to support the teaching-learning process of students with special needs. The project is developed in Brazil and involves public education networks, universities and a scientific and technological research insti‐ tute. The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. Section 2 offers an overview of the scenario in which the research was developed, highlighting issues related to the Brazilian legislation. Section 3 describes the methodological procedures for conducting the research. Section 4 presents the theoretical background on Assistive Technology, linked to the concepts of Inclusive School and product design. Presents a set of peda‐ gogical objects which were developed according to a method proposed by Bruno Munari. Section 5 presents a discussion to evaluate the research project and its results and the final remarks. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 F. Rebelo and M. Soares (eds.), Advances in Ergonomics in Design, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 588, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60582-1_56