What works in Nijmegen

Research at Radboud University and partner organisations in Nijmegen has produced three evidence-based accessibility and literacy innovations. Ik Onderzoek Mee co-designed a simplified health monitor with 412–296 respondents across three rounds, 47% of whom completed it with personal support, revealing that people with low literacy or mild intellectual disability reported more negative emotions during COVID-19 than the general population. DART, a speech-recognition reading tutor, showed significant reading-accuracy gains in a study of 525 first-graders across 44 schools and now reaches 1,200–1,400 pupils daily through a mainstream Dutch curriculum. By contrast, Dyslexie Font trials with 300+ children found no reading benefit, illustrating that inclusive design claims require independent empirical validation.