Universal Design of Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Education

These resources include information on the application of universal design to instruction, including to curriculum and assessment.

• Universal Design of Instruction: Definition, Principles, and Examples
  Universal design principles applied to curriculum, educational technology, teaching strategies, and classroom activities.
   
• Equal Access: Universal Design of Instruction
  A checklist to maximize the learning of all students.
   
• Curriculum Access in the Digital Age
  How new technology-based strategies offer hope that students of all abilities will have the opportunity to thrive in school.
   
• Assistive Technology, Universal Design, Universal Design for Learning: Improved Learning Opportunities
  Technology-enhanced learning that is accessible to all students.
   
• A Curriculum Every Student Can Use: Design Principles for Student Access
  The design of instructional materials and methods that makes learning goals achievable.
   
• Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning
  Overview of definition, applications, and resources related to the universal design for learning.
   
• Universal Design in Action
  How technology tools can be designed so that they are accessible to all students.
   
• Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of All Students
  How to apply universal design to maximize the learning of all students.
   
• Universal Design for Learning: Reaching All, Teaching All
  Applying universal design to learning environments.
   
• Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation
  Definitions of differentiated instruction and Universal Design for Learning, a sampling of considerations and curriculum applications, and research evidence for effectiveness.
   
• Universal Design of Distance Learning
  A collection of resources for making distance learning courses accessible to all students and instructors.
   
• Universal Design as a Topic of Instruction
  Ideas for building universal design into a curriculum.
   
• Universal Design of Assessment
  How universal design can be applied to assessment instruments and procedures.