Accessibility Learning Disabilities Universal Design 
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2025
Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Invite guest speakers with disabilities to speak with your students about their experiences.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 16, 2015
New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online. UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically. Knowing Where to Start.
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Edsurge
APRIL 30, 2020
Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 28, 2020
College students with learning disabilities experienced a sudden rupture of the status quo this spring when most of their courses moved online. In some cases, the change interfered with the coping strategies students use to learn. New kinds of requests can pose logistical and financial challenges to accessibility offices.
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2025
Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Invite guest speakers with disabilities to speak with your students about their experiences.
Edsurge
MARCH 16, 2020
Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 13, 2023
.” In the current learning environment, students with disabilities encounter significant challenges due to the lack of inclusivity and accessibility in the education system. of Australian undergraduate students reported having a learning disability. Learning spaces I. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%
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