Learning Disabilities Participation Universal Design 
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2025
Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Examine course syllabi to make sure policies (late work, absence, participation grades, etc.) Discuss the need to broaden participation and opportunities for people with disabilities in your department/college.
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. Jennifer, as an instructional designer, are there particular concerns that you look out for? Albat: As Stephanie mentioned, reading is one of them.
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Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2025
Avoid negative descriptions of disability (ex: suffers from a condition, confined/bound to a wheelchair). Examine course syllabi to make sure policies (late work, absence, participation grades, etc.) Discuss the need to broaden participation and opportunities for people with disabilities in your department/college.
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 13, 2023
“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” Learning spaces I. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%
Faculty Focus
AUGUST 13, 2023
“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” Learning spaces I. For instance, in 2019, 6.2%
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