This document discusses integrating universal design content into university curriculum. It provides examples of courses that have incorporated universal design principles, such as a human-computer interaction class that teaches web accessibility and a digital media course on universal design. Strategies are suggested for promoting universal design in course content, such as sharing resources and replicating successful models at other campuses. Resources for teaching universal design are also presented, including textbooks, websites, and a conference for discussing universal design in curriculum.

1. Integrating Universal Design
Content in University
Curriculum
Howard Kramer
University of Colorado-Boulder
hkramer@colorado.edu, 303-492-8672
AHEAD
hkramer@ahead.org
CSUN 2014

2. Presentation posted at
slideshare
http://slideshare.net/hkramer99/
UD-in-Curriculum-CSUN 2014.pptx

3. Introduction
 Conference:
 Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web &
Technology
 Class:
 Universal Design for Digital Media - 14 week class
 Grant Project:
 Promoting the Integration of Universal Design in University
Curriculum (UDUC)
Howard Kramer
University of Colorado-Boulder
hkramer@colorado.edu, 303-492-8672

4. Today’s Objective(s)
 Acquire a sampling of examples of UD in
curriculum that you may replicate or build upon
 Provide you with ideas and strategies for
promoting UD curriculum at your own
institutions
 Inspire you to become involved with this project
by using our resources or sharing your resources
with us

5. NEA 2-year Grant
Promoting the Integration of
Universal Design Content into
University Curriculum (UDUC)

6. Promoting the Integration of UD
into University Curriculum
 Determining current inclusion of UD content on
campus
 Increasing the amount of classes that address UD
(content) on campus (and beyond)
 Determining resource needs for teaching UD
 Developing resources for teaching UD – syllabi,
curriculum, teaching resources, etc.
 Developing a network of interested faculty – sharing
resources

7. Campus & Faculty Conceptions of
Universal Design
 “[F]ew postsecondary administrators, faculty, and staff
are even marginally acquainted with Universal Design or
Universal Instructional Design” (Higbee & Goff, eds.
2008)
 Faculty at CU – may not have the definitive definition or
understanding of UD
 Confusion on the distinction of “UD content”.

8. Universal Design - Beginnings
 What is Universal
Design?
 Universal design is the
design of products and
environments to be usable
by all people, to the
greatest extent possible,
without the need for
adaptation or specialized
design. – Ron Mace,
Architect, Product Designer,
Educator

9. “Capitol Crawl” - U.S. Capitol - 1990

10. Barrier-free movement of 1950s
& 60s

11. Devices created for
“special need”
Text to Speech

13. UD Defined – variations on a theme
 …[T]he practice of designing products or
environments that can be effectively and
efficiently used by people with a wide range of
abilities operating in a wide range of situations
 (Vanderheiden, 1997, p. 2014).
 A framework for the design of buildings,
products and information technology to be
useable by the widest range of users.
 (Valerie Fletcher, The Institute for Human
Centered Design)

14. Universal Design – Key Points
 Goes beyond accessibility
 Not a separate accommodation
 Goes beyond following legal requirements
 Provides an improved product to all users

15. Universal Design – Audiences
 Persons with disabilities
 Older individuals
 Speakers of English as a second language
 Literacy deficits
 Lower socio-economic scale (poor access
to latest technology)
 Globalized audience

16. Picture from IDeA Center – the Goals of UD
http://udeworld.com/dissemination/presentations.html

17. From the IDeA Center – The Goals of UD
http://udeworld.com/dissemination/presentations.html

18. National Council on Disability
 Design for Inclusion: Creating a New
Marketplace – 2004 Report on ICT
 Key findings
 A market for universally designed products and
services exists.
 UD principles can be easily incorporated into current
design practices.
 Designing with access in mind can significantly
increase the size of targeted markets for electronic
and information technology (E&IT).

19. 7 Principles of Universal Design

20. 7 Principles of Universal Design
 Equitable Use
 Flexibility in Use
 Simple and Intuitive Use
 Perceptible Information
 Tolerance for Error
 Low Physical Effort
 Size and Space for Approach and Use
Copyright © 1997 NC State University, The Center for Universal Design.

21. Universal Design – What do we
mean?
 Universal Design for
the digital
environment
 Universal Design in
Education (UDE)
 Universal Design for
Instruction (UDI)
 Universal Design for
Learning (UDL)
 Universal
Instructional
Design (UID)

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Content in University
Curriculum

23. Project Activities

24. Examples of UD content

25. Examples of UD content
Survey tool adapted by Meredith Banasiak, CU-Boulder

26. Student Projects

27. Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
http://digitalwriting101.net/teaching/content/an-example-
of-the-power-of-digital-storytelling/

28. ATLAS
Alliance for Technology, Learning & Society
 Accessibility through WordPress (spring,
2014 – Joe Dolson)
 UD for Digital Media (online)
 UD for Digital Media (classroom)

29. Arts & Humanities
Wayfinding – Multidisciplinary UD Project
http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/students-create-new-cu-boulder-maps-
%E2%80%98universal-design%E2%80%99-expand-access

30. Beyond the
Sciences & Built
Environment
Designed for
different
audiences &
needs
http://www.colorado.edu/campuswayfinding

31. Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment

32. Wayfinding
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment

33. Wayfinding

34. Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment

35. Arts & Humanities
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment

36. Other Communication & Design
Projects
Beyond the Sciences & Built Environment
 Usability Study of Disability Services
Website

37. Beyond CU-Boulder
Course Profiles
 Human-Computer
Interaction
undergraduate class
 Class-wide public policy
projects Jonathan Lazar. PhD
Towson University

38. HCI Interaction undergraduate class
Course Profiles
 Students learn:
 1. international guidelines related to web accessibility
 2. how to evaluate web sites for accessibility
 3. specific details of federal and state laws related to
web accessibility
 The students then perform a series of
accessibility inspections on a group of web sites
that are required under law to be accessible

39. HCI Interaction undergraduate class
Course Profiles
 Watch video of Dr. Lazar’s talk at:
http://uduc.org/show1videosessi
on.php?vpropid=1634

40. Standards-Based Web Design Course
Course Profiles
Terrill Thompson, University of Washington
www.uw.edu/accesscomputing/webd2

41. Other Communication & Design
Projects
 Universal Design for Digital Media

42. Universal Design for
Digital Media
Course Outline
(text version on next
slide)

43. Web Standards
our strategy for UD for the Web

44. User-Centered Design
Tools for building awareness
 Demographics – of disability, of ageing of
population
 User profiles -
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-
web/

45. Aspects of course particularly
effective at promoting UD
 Emphasis on multi-faceted benefits –
mobile, SEO, etc.
 AT User Interview
 Use of screen reader and other
evaluation tools
 Opportunity for them to redesign a site
of their choice

46. Books & Curriculum Material
 InterACT with Web Standards: A
holistic approach to web design,
Anderson, et. al.
 Zeldman, Jeffrey. Designing with
Web Standards (3rd Edition)
 Chisholm & May. UD for Web
Applications
 Norman, David A. The Design of
Everyday Things (2002).
 Cooper, Alan; Reimann Robert M.
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of
Interaction Design (2003)

47. Books & Curriculum Material
 Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility
Throughout Design, Shawn Henry
(2007) (free online edition)
 A Web for Everyone: Designing
Accessible User Experiences,
Sarah Horton & Whitney
Quesenbery (2014)

48. Other Developments
 Self-paced version of ATLAS 3518
 Debut of Universal Design for Content
Management Systems – focus on &
WordPress (spring 2014)
 Planned development of a graduate
certificate program
 Website Project Resources – uduc.org

49. Opportunities for Collaboration
 Sharing of Resources
 E-text book – looking for collaborators
 Continuation of grant – replicating model
at other campuses

50. Strategies
 Strategies for promoting UD in course
content on your campus

51. Projects/Resources at CU, AHEAD,
ATHEN
 3-credit class: Universal Design for Digital Media
 http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/udclass/
 ATHEN – Access Tech. Higher Ed. Network
 Athenpro.org
 Universal Design in Curriculum Track and them
at Accessing Higher Ground Conference 2014
(Nov. 17 – 21)
 Accessinghigherground.org
 Videos from AHG 2013 –
 http://accessinghigherground.org/

52. Other Curriculum Resources
 A List Apart - Link-Rodrigue, The Inclusion
Principle,
 http://www.alistapart.com/articles/the-inclusion-
principle/
 Dev.opera.com
 http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/1-introduction-
to-the-web-standards-cur/
 Usability.gov
 http://usability.gov/methods/test_refine/heuristic.h
tml
 Sitepoint.com
 http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/information-
architecture

53. Other Curriculum Resources
 First Principles of Interaction Design”
 (http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html
);
 “Personas”
 http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Personas
 WebAIM.org – The Legend of the Typical …
 http://webaim.org/presentations/2010/csun/screen
readersurvey.pdf
 W3C Web Standards Cirruculim
 http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_P
age

54. Other Resources
 Web Design Awards & Training at CU
 http://www.colorado.edu/ODECE/UDAC/webcomp
2012.html
 WAVE - WebAIM.org
 http://wave.webaim.org/
 W3C Web Standards Curriculum
 http://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_P
age
 Physics Example page
 http://www.colorado.edu/ODECE/UDAC/physics%2
0page-2.htm

55. Accessing Higher Ground
Conference
Accessible Media, Web & Technology
 November 17 – 21, 2014
 Universal Design in Curriculum Track
 Westin Hotel - between Boulder & Denver
 www.accessinghigherground.org

56. Online Resources from UDUC
UDUC.org