This document discusses Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It notes that curriculum needs to be designed to meet the diverse needs of all students by being flexible, accommodating, and providing support and challenge. UDL incorporates increasing technology use, multiple presentation and assessment sources, and student choice. When implemented, UDL is expected to result in students earning higher grades, becoming more self-motivated and engaged. The document also discusses assistive technology and examples that can help students with disabilities perform tasks independently and excel in regular classrooms.

1. By Jessica Martin

2. • The purpose of UDL
• All students do not learn the same way
• Curriculum needs to be designed to meet diversity
• Trying to meet the need of a group of diverse students.
• Curriculum needs to be developed that can maximize
learning for all students.

3. • Universal
• Curriculum that is created to be understood by all
students.
• Design
• Flexible curriculum
• Flexible and accommodating
• Build in support and challenge
• Learning
• How- Recognition
• What- Skills and Strategies
• Why- Caring and prioritizing

4. • Incorporation
• Increase technology in the classroom
• Provide multiple sources for presentation and
assessments.
• Provide students with a choice
• Results
• Students will……
• earn higher grades
• become self-motivated
• be more engaged

5. • What is it???
• It is the technology that people with all sorts of disabilities use to do or
perform tasks/functions that would otherwise be difficult or even
impossible.
• Examples of AT
• Hardware and software
• Keyboards with large keys, software that can read what is on a
computer screen, spell check
• Implications for Education
• Using AT in the classroom can help break down the barriers for many
students that exist. Barriers that hinder them from learning and
growing to their full potentials.
• Technology is helping students to practice being independent as wells
as leadership skills with confidence.
• AT is helping students to excel where they are strong, and the
freedom to work in a regular classroom.

6. • System Access To Go- for visual disabilities
• Screen reader for Windows that is initiated via the web
• Also is a talking screen magnifier
• Power Talk- for cognitive disabilities
• This program will automatically speak any presentation running
Microsoft PowerPoint.
• WorldTalk- for cognitive disabilities
• Plug-in developed for use with all versions of Microsoft Word, and help
people with reading difficulties.
• It speaks & highlights the text of a document as it goes along.
• Contains a talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is
correct.
• Click-N-Type- for motor and mobility disabilities
• It is a virtual keyboard designed for people who are unable to type on
a physical computer keyboard.

7. http://wac.osu.edu
http://web.gcc.mass.edu/instructional-
technology/files/2010/03/Free_AT_Software1.pdf
www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines