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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Defined

The National Center on Universal Design for Learning defines UDL as a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.

UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

Concept

If the curriculum and there for the material that makes up the curriculum are flexible and inclusive then the abilities or disabilities one experiences has less influence on the ability to access the information being conveyed. In other words address the accessibility of the material rather than 'blame' the disability. The issue of accessible material does not stop at that which relates to education but reaches beyond to include all material produced for general public consumption. Although in some cases individuals and organizations are not legally bound by laws requiring them to produce accessible material it would seem that as a matter of best practice both individuals and organizations would out of fairness consider using principles of UDL when creating material.

What Can Be Done?

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Tools and Resources

Design for Instruction (UDI) at the University of Connecticut