1. Universal Design
By Maggie Burke
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2. What is Universal Design?
According to the Center for
Universal Design, it “is the
design of products and
environments to be usable for
all people, to the greatest
extent possible, without the
need for adaptation or Example of a counter designed
using UD. Many different
specialized design.” people could use it because of
the variety of levels.
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3. Process of Universal Design
1. Identify the 5. Apply guidelines or
Application Standards
2. Define the Universe 6. Plan for
Accommodations
3. Involve Consumers
7. Train and Support
4. Adopt Guidelines or
Standards 8. Evaluate
4. Universal Design Instruction
The goal of this type of
instruction is to insure that
students with a variety of
characteristics will get the
most out of their learning by
applying the principles of
Universal Design to all areas
of instruction.
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5. Guidelines for Implementing UDI
• Engaging, flexible, &
• Class climate of respect
accessible information
• Regular and effective resources &
interaction technology
• Accessible physical • Specific and regular
environments and feedback
products
• Regular assessment
• Multiple and accessible using multiple
delivery methods methods
• Accommodation
6. Example of UDI in Practice
One first grade teacher
recognized that his
students read at
different levels, so he
offered four books at
different levels for
students to pick from
and provided
corresponding materials
to scaffold his students’
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7. Example of Technology & UDI
As part of UD, when creating
web pages, you must consider Suggestions:
the variety of different users • Use a simple, consistent
with different needs and layout
abilities.
• Use descriptive links that
could be understood out of
context
• Use captions on videos and
text transcripts of video or
audio
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