Universal Design (UD) refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products, and environments that are inherently accessible to both people with and without disabilities. The process of UD involves identifying the application, defining the diverse user population, involving consumers in all phases of development and evaluation, adopting inclusive guidelines and standards, applying those standards, planning for accommodations, providing training and support, and evaluating effectiveness. UD can be implemented in education by using hands-on activities instead of just reading to engage diverse learners and help them better understand course material.

1. Universal Design
• What is UD and how is it implemented in
education?

2. What is Universal Design?
According to Wikipedia:
“Universal
design refers to broad-
spectrum ideas meant
to produce buildings,
products and
environments that are
inherently accessible to
both people without
disabilities and people
with disabilities.”

3. Process of  Identify the application: Figure out
the product or environment to start a
UD:
UD.
 Define Universe: Talk about the
entire population and then describe the
• Universal diverse characteristics of potential
members.
Design can  Involve consumers: Consider and
be used for involve people with diverse
characteristics in all phases of the
a variety of development, implementation, and
applications. evaluation of the application.
 Adopt guidelines and standards.
 Apply guidelines and standards.
 Plan for accommodations: For
example: purchase of assistive
technology, arrangement for sign
language interpreters.
 Train and support: Instructors,
Volunteers.
 Evaluate: See if it is working.

4. Principles

5. Implementing Universal Design
 Teachers use hands on
activities to help the
student understand
better rather than
reading the material out
of their books.
 Ex: Showing students
sugar molecules instead
of reading Chap. 3 in
their science book.