Villamil Matallana, Jeickon FernandoParedes Velasco, Maximiliano2025-04-222025-04-222023-11-02Villamil Matallana, J.F., Paredes-Velasco, M. Teaching methodology for people with intellectual disabilities: a case study in learning ballet with mobile devices. Univ Access Inf Soc 24, 409–423 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-01060-41615-5289https://hdl.handle.net/10115/83757This work has been co-funded by the Rey Juan Carlos University, Project M3035.Developing artistic skills in students with intellectual disabilities (ID) entails several difficulties including selecting the appropriate teaching methodologies to use and adequately integrating teaching and technological resources. This article puts forward a teaching methodology combined with the use of mobile devices for students with Down’s syndrome (DS). To support this, we present two studies. In the first study, we create a teaching methodology of good practices developed from the experience of 37 participating teachers. In the second study, this methodology is used together with a tablet application for learning certain basic dance steps, and a pre- and post-test experience is carried out with seven DS students. The results indicate that students did improve their dance skills but that this improvement was not statistically significant. Furthermore, we found that students’ motivation is related to their perception of development of skills.enThis version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org10.1007/s10209-023-01060-4Universal design for learningIntellectual disabilityInstructional designMobile devicesInstructional technologyDance skillsArticle10.1007/s10209-023-01060-4info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess