Universal
Design of Learning (UDL) and more historically, Universal Design as it relates
to architecture and environmental barriers have been around for decades.
There has been ongoing research in this area with a need for much more completed
by those who are enacting these principles on a daily basis. The National
Center on Universal Design and the Center for Applied Special Technology
(CAST) have a number of research articles and resource to review. The
provide some clarification on what universal design is, how it is applied by
teachers and the impact it has on students, learning and effective practice. There are some free resources that are
available to help with the design of materials and instruction. The CAST online learning tools
are ready to use for teachers and families. They provide examples of lessons
which can be used, adapted books and many other ideas. They are actively trying
to compile UDL lesson plans and other examples of UDL. Please visit their site
and consider adding to the resources as well as taking advantage of what is
already available. Everything is free and can be created in multiple languages.
For some of the adapted stories, it would be wonderful to have students be a
part of their creation. In addition there are some higher education lesson
plans for those of you who teach at the university level.
This blog focuses on success stories, ideas, supports, services and many more areas in which we can empower people with different abilities in having equal access to the world. Everyone is welcome to join in this conversation. It includes research, experience and opinion. We need to talk about these areas and continue to look at ways to do things better. We have not been doing any of this long enough to be satisfied with what we have. Complacency is not an option for anyone.
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