The same design principles that brought Braille panels to public elevators and curb cuts to city sidewalks should be imported to the classroom and used to transform lessons and textbooks, says a ...

In a nutshell, Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework that urges educators, policymakers, and all education stakeholders to think about teaching and learning in a way that gives all ...

Schools should provide a window through which all students can see the future they want for themselves. Students arrive in the classroom with a diverse range of needs, and helping them succeed isn’t ...

From the Dean's Desk welcomes guest author Melissa Kaufman, EdD, Associate Dean for Education at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is "a ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Universal design (UD) is the design of environments and products to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation. When designers apply UD principles, their ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for curriculum created by CAST that is designed to minimize barriers to learning, in order to proactively meet the needs of all students. The ...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework for curriculum design that supports inclusive and equitable teaching. By proactively minimizing barriers to learning, UDL helps reduce ...

Based on the education statistics, I should never have made it this far. The fact that I have multiple graduate degrees makes me an anomaly. Not because I was raised in poverty (which I was), but ...

Universal Design for Learning becomes more actionable when faculty connect inclusive teaching strategies with the technical standards that shape how students experience digital course materials. In ...