The document discusses universal design and its importance in creating accessible information, communication, and education for all, utilizing contemporary technologies. It emphasizes the need for diverse technological tools and continuous learning to accommodate varying capabilities, languages, and resources. The author advocates for educational systems that provide a range of tools rather than a one-size-fits-all approach to enhance student preparedness for life.

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Breaking All Boundaries:
Universal Design in the
Global Future
Ira David Socol
Michigan State University
College of Education

2. Universal Design
S Creating Access to Information,
Communication, Education, for all.
S Utilizing Contemporary Technologies
(Ubiquitous Technologies) to allow that
access.

3. Barriers
S Differing capabilities
S Differing locations
S Differing languages
S Differing resources
S Differing preferences

4. Technology Toolbelt
S The collection of tools you have access to,
and knowledge of, so that you can use these
to manipulate the world in ways which allow
success.
S Continuous lifespan learning, and lifespan
use.

5. Brand Agnostic
Multiple Tool Access
S Schools which embrace single systems deny
their students both tool learning and life
preparation.
S 1:1 should never suggest “same for all.”

6. My Toolbelt Today
S Firefox with Michigan’s Integrated
Technology Supports Access Add-On
Collection. (Mac)
S Google Docs.
S WYNN (Freedom Scientific)
S Google Scribe.

7. My Toolbelt Today
S Gutenberg Australia.
S Accessible Book Collection.
S Audacity.
S LibriVox.

8. Other Toolbelt Items
S Windows 7 Speech Recognition.
S MITS Freedom Stick.
S WordTalk.
S PowerTalk.

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Breaking All Boundaries:
Universal Design in the
Global Future
https://sites.google.com/site/iradavidsocol/.
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/.