Universal Design for Learning and technology teams help create educational environments for ALL students.

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4. Mandates a free, appropriate public
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education (FAPE) for children and youth
education (FAPE) for children and youth
with disabilities.
with disabilities
Provides procedural safeguards to ensure
that children/youth with disabilities receive
the special education and related services
which they require in order to benefit from
their educational program.
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5. Each public agency shall ensure that AT devices or
Each public agency shall ensure that AT devices or
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AT services or both are made available to a child
AT services or both are made available to a child
with a disability if needed as part of the child’s
with a disability if needed as part of the child s
1. special education (300.36)
. spec a educat o (300.36)
2. related service (300.34)
3. or supplemental aids or services
(300.38 and 300.114(a)(2)(ii)

6. Assistive technolog y consists of
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DEVICES and
DEVICES and SERVICES
that help
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children with disabilities
carr y out a
u ct o a act ty
functional activity
in their environment.

7. “any item, piece of equipment or
product system, whether acquired
commercially off the shelf, modified, or
custo
customized, that is used to increase,
ed, t at s used to c ease,
maintain, or improve functional
capab t es o a c d t a d sab ty.
capabilities of a child with a disability.”

9. “any service that directly
assists a child with a disability in
i hild i h di bili i
the selection, acquisition, or use
the selection, acquisition, or use
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of an assistive technology device.”

10. evaluation of technology needs
purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for
acquisition of AT devices,
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selecting, designing, fitting, customizing,
adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or
adapting applying maintaining repairing or
replacing devices,
coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or
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services with AT devices,
training or technical assistance for child, and/or family
, and/or family
members
training or technical assistance for professionals
involved in the major life functions of the child

12. Definition
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History

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14. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the
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practice of embedding flexible strategies into the
curriculum during the planning process so that
curriculum during the planning process so that
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ALL students can access a variety of learning
ALL students can access a variety of learning
solutions.
solutions.

15. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework for
removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all
students.
©HIAT/MCPS/2007

16. UDL principles…

18. Short Video Explaining UDL
UDL:
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Multiple Means of
Representation
Multiple Means of Action
and Expression
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT

19. Meet Adequate Yearly Progress
Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (For all students!)
A rubric for purchasing/implementation decisions
What technology to buy
Online subscriptions
Hardware
Software
Textbooks with multiple formats
Construction plans & modifications
to existing structures
Framework for professional development

20. How do you address Assistive Technology?
Would a Universal Design for Learning
Team work in your district?
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How would it work/look in your district?
How would it work/look in your district?
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22. The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology
in Public Schools:
http://iste.org/chewat
http://udlcenter.org
http://cast.org
http://lcps.org/at
http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/universaldesign
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