1. Universal Design
Universal Design for Learning

2. Universal Design
 “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”
(www.ncsu.edu/project/d
esign-projects/udi/centerfor-universal-design/theprinciples-of-universaldesign)

3. UDL (Universal Design for
Learning)
 Focuses on serving ALL
students – including those gifted
or struggling – that have been
marginalized by the “average
curriculum”
 Has 3 main guidelines: Provide
multiple means of
representation, action &

5. UDL example in the
classroom

6. Why UDL?
 Meets needs of
ALL students
 Engages
multiple types
of learning
styles
(visual, auditory
, etc.)
 Includes
students with
disabilities
 Allows all
students to

7. Bibliography
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTxF
Yf50l-4
 http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochur
es/Programs/ud.html
 http://hepg.org/main/hel/Index.html
 http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochur
es/Technology/universal_class.html