UDL, AI and Special Educational Needs:

The article aims to raise awareness of various aspects when AI tools are used to implement aspects of Universal Design for Learning in primary school classrooms, in this case in the form of adaptations of learning material for students. What happens when teachers outsource these tasks to AI, such as generative AI tools like Chat-GPT as a large language model, which are not explicitly developed for school contexts but are often used here, e.g., in the context of lesson planning? Challenges that arise, such as sensitivity to students´ specific individual needs, to the importance of social interactions and to AI divide, are illustrated using a case study of a student in 4th grade with physical and motor disabilities. Based on this, possible guiding questions for teachers are formulated when AI is used to implement UDL.