Learning & Teaching Collaborative Resources

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an approach to designing curriculum and instruction so that it is accessible by students with the widest range of abilities. Taking into account the diversity of students’ backgrounds, learning needs, and abilities, UDL allows us to eliminate barriers through the initial design of instruction, rather than overcoming barriers later through individual accommodation.

National Center on Universal Design for Learning (http://www.udlcenter.org/)

CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology (http://www.cast.org/)

Center for Universal Design (http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/)

Center for Universal Design in Education (http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/ud.html)

Graphic organizer of UDL guidelines (UDL Center)

UDL guidelines educator’s worksheet (UDL Center)

Full text of guidelines with explanations and examples (UDL Center)

Research evidence supporting UDL guidelines (UDL Center)

UDL at a Glance (YouTube video from CAST)

Glossary of UDL-related terms

Glossary of UDL-related acronyms

National Center on Disability and Access to Education (http://www.ncdae.org/)

National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (http://aim.cast.org/)

UDL Center Resource Library

UDL Case Stories from MERLOT ELIXR

Universal Course Design from Equity and Excellence in Higher Education at UMass Boston

UDL in Higher Education fact sheet

Free Technology Toolkit for UDL

2020’s Learning Landscape: A Retrospective on Dyslexia (article demonstrating UDL features)

Applications of UDL in Higher Education (from CUDE)