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 =Universal Design for Learning (UDL)=

// “Students with disabilities are entitled by Federal laws, especially the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to curricular materials that are in the most effective format for them. Universally designed curriculum requires digital content at its core, enabling greater possibilities for access for students with disabilities.” [from http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=181] //

// “If you think that Web accessibility is all about making things accessible to the blind, you're only getting part of the story. Disabilities that affect Web access include: Visual (blindness, low vision, color-blindness), Hearing (deafness, hard-of-hearing), Mobility (inability to use hands, tremors, slow muscular movement), Cognitive (mental retardation), and Others (learning disabilities, reading disorders, attention deficit disorders, etc.). Be sure to design your site with all of these audiences in mind.” [from [|http://webAIM.org]] //

//In my opinion, you attempt to design all materials to be as accessible as possible to all learners, without having to have a separate set of materials for those with specific disabilities. SWQ//

General Information

UDL in Distance Education Universal Design (general)

See Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Accessible Web Development, Modifications, Accommodations and Adaptations

[|Universal Design for Learning in the College Classroom] udlcc.weebly.com/index.html

[|Universal Design for Learning (UDL]) [Loudoun County (VA) Public Schools] tinyurl.com/lcpsatudl

[|Accessible Instructional Materials - Virginia (AIM-VA)] kihd.gmu.edu/aim/

Free Technology Toolkit for UDL in All Classrooms udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/

The Teaching Every Student (TES) website http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/

Universal Design [by Dave Edyburn] [|http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/ud.html]

Considering the User Perspective: A Summary of Design Issues http://www.webaim.org/techniques/userperspective/

Techniques and Concepts http://www.webaim.org/techniques/ Includes links to tutorials

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines [] The UDL Guidelines - Educator Checklist is also available at the top of this site.

SearchAbility: A Database of Links http://www.webaim.org/searchability/ This is a searchable database of additional information about accessibility issues

CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org/ CAST is a “not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand possibilities for all people, including those with disabilities.” This site contains a great deal of information about universal design.

National Consortium on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=359

CAST: Professional Development Resources http://www.cast.org/pd/resources/index.html that support understanding and implementation of Universal Design for Learning, and download professional development slides and activities that are useful in teaching others about UDL.

CAST: Publications (http://www.cast.org/publications/index.html) that communicates its research results and provides practical advice on applications of Universal Design for Learning. Take time this summer to learn more about UDL.

Practical Accessibility: Core Concepts [|http://www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach/articles/access.html] This is an article from the Web Teaching at Dartmouth College web site, which is full of good information and additional links.

Universal Design for Learning in a Digital Multimedia Environment http://www.cited.org/index.aspx?page_id=147 “This overview article posits that Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can provide a helpful framework for summarizing the research on the use of multimedia materials and demonstrating how a digital multimedia environment can increase the accessibility of materials, scaffold students’ exploration of content, and facilitate their engagement.”

Requirements for Accessible Electronic and Information Technology Design http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo/clibrary/software.htm This is by the US Department of Education Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) http://aim.cast.org/ “In most schools, print-based instructional materials, such as textbooks, are a prime way of delivering curricular content. This system works fine for many learners. But for others—those who struggle to read because of physical, sensory, cognitive, or learning differences—such materials are not usable for learning. These students need accessible instructional materials (AIM) in order to access the general education curriculum.”

Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) [|http://www.rit.edu/~easi/index.htm] EASI provides online training about accessibility. In addition to information about these training opportunities, this site also has information about related topics.

Writing for Disabled Assistant Browsers (by Joe Burns) http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/tutors/useragent.html

The Imagination Gap: Making Web-based Instructional Resources Accessible to Students and Colleagues with Disabilities http://currents.cwrl.utexas.edu/spring02/slatin.html

AccessFirst Design http://www.ital.utexas.edu/accessfirst/

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) [University of Washington] [|www.washington.edu/doit]

Alternative Format Guidelines [UCLA Office for Students with Disabilities] http://www.saonet.ucla.edu/osd/docs/Guidelines/ALTguide.htm

Welcome to Free Web-based Tools and Resources: Effective Instruction for Diverse and At-risk Students http://freewebtools.wikispaces.com/ “Who are kids on the fringe? Access resources to identify students who are academically at risk. Then

Free Resources for Universal Interventions to Support Social Emotional Growth http://socialemotionalsupport.wikispaces.com/

SOLO (commercial) http://www.donjohnston.com/products/solo/ This is a "literacy suite of the most popular assistive technology accommodations, including a text reader, graphic organizer, talking word processor, and word prediction." (Co-Writer, Read Outloud, Write Outloud, Draft Builder)

// Articles: // O’Neill, L. M. (2001, April). Universal Design for Learning. Syllabus. pp. 31-32.

Rose, D. (2000). Universal Design for Learning: Associate Editor’s column. Journal of Special Education Technology. Volume 15, Issues 1-4, Volume 16 Issues 1-2.

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UDL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
Universal Design of Distance Learning http://www.rit.edu/%7Eeasi/itd/itdv08n1/burgstahler.htm This article is by Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. at the University of Washington.

Distance Education Clearinghouse: Accessibility http://www.uwex.edu/disted/access.html

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN (GENERAL)
Seven Principles of Universal Design http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/about_ud/udprinciplestext.htm

Center for Universal Design [NCSU] http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/udi/

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