Educational Immersion for All: Accessibility and Inclusion in eXtended Reality

Call for Papers

Journal: Behaviour & Information Technology
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Special Issue
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

Behaviour & Information Technology invites original research for a Special Issue examining how eXtended Reality (XR), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) can be designed and implemented to create accessible, inclusive, and equitable educational experiences.

About the Special Issue

Immersive technologies are transforming education by enabling interactive, three-dimensional, embodied, and multisensory learning experiences. XR environments can potentially enhance engagement, motivation, collaboration, and experiential learning while providing adaptive and personalized opportunities for learners with different abilities and educational needs.

However, accessibility and inclusion remain significant challenges. Usability barriers, inaccessible interaction mechanisms, and limited inclusive-design guidance may prevent students with disabilities, neurodivergent learners, and learners from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds from benefiting equally from immersive technologies. This Special Issue seeks interdisciplinary research addressing these challenges through perspectives from Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), educational technology, accessibility research, learning sciences, and inclusive design.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

Accessible and inclusive immersive learning environments
Inclusive XR learning and training
Inclusive design frameworks for immersive technologies
Accessibility guidelines for educational XR
Virtual Reality in inclusive education
Augmented Reality in inclusive education
Mixed Reality for learning and training
XR technologies supporting students with disabilities
XR for cognitive disabilities
XR for sensory disabilities
XR for motor disabilities
XR for neurodevelopmental conditions
Immersive technologies for neurodivergent learners
Adaptive immersive learning experiences
Personalized XR-based education
Accessibility challenges in XR interfaces
Accessible interaction modalities
Accessibility and usability evaluation
User experience in immersive educational systems
Social skills training through immersive technologies
Behavioural learning using XR
AI-driven adaptive immersive learning systems
Multimodal interaction in XR
Embodied interaction techniques
Immersive simulations for special education
Experiential learning through XR
Collaborative learning in inclusive classrooms
Ethical implications of educational XR
Social implications of immersive technologies
Accessibility and digital inclusion
Prevention of digital divides in immersive education

Preferred Article Types

The Special Issue welcomes original and unpublished contributions including:

Original Research Articles
Empirical Studies
Case Studies
Experimental Studies
Evidence-Based Methodological Analyses

Literature reviews and purely conceptual papers are outside the scope of this Special Issue.

Research Focus

Contributions are particularly encouraged to examine how immersive educational technologies can support:

Students with diverse abilities and accessibility requirements
Learners with cognitive, sensory, motor, or neurodevelopmental conditions
Neurodivergent learners
Learners from diverse cultural backgrounds
Learners from different socio-economic contexts
Adaptive and personalized education
Inclusive classroom participation
Accessible multimodal and embodied interaction
Equitable access to emerging educational technologies

Submission Information

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

Authors should follow the journal's standard manuscript formatting and submission requirements.

During submission, authors must select:

“Educational Immersion for All: Accessibility and Inclusion in eXtended Reality”

All manuscripts will undergo the journal's standard peer-review process. Accepted articles will be published online when ready and subsequently included in the Special Issue.

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