2. Universal Design
• “The design of products and environments to be
useable by all people, to the greatest extent
possible without the need for adaptation or
specialized design”.
3. UD Process and Principles
Process of Universal Design
Principles of Universal Design
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Identify the application
Define the universe
Involve consumers
Adopt guidelines or standards
Plan for accommodations
Train and support
Evaluate
Equitable use
Flexibility in use
Simple and intuitive
Perceptible information
Tolerance for error
Low physical effort
Size and space for approach
and use
4. Universal Design for Learning
• Process of designing a curriculum for students
who have a wide array of different
characteristics.
• Applying UDL ensures that most students will
gain full access to the information while also
lowering the number of special accommodations
that must be made.
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Provide Multiple Means
of Representation how
students see the
information
II. Provide Multiple Means
of Action and Expression
How students express
what they have learned
III. Provide Multiple Means
of Engagement
Students gain self
interest and selfregulation development
6. UDL Principles and Practice
• 4 components make up the design practice of
UDL in the classroom
▫ Goals that should be reached.
▫ Materials and resources in the classroom that
will achieve those goals.
▫ Classroom learning methods.
▫ Means of assessment.
