Universal Design

DO-IT Video. Seven Principles - Universal Design - Web Accessibility for Online Learning. Principle One: Equitable Use "The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities.

" This principle recommends that the same intuitive and attractive interface be used by all students to access web content. In relation to people with disabilities, this means that students with motor disabilities that limits use of the mouse are able to access the web content solely via the keyboard; that students who are blind can effectively navigate and understand web content utilizing a screen reader; that students with low-vision can use screen magnification software and customize the styling of web content to suit their needs; and that deaf students have synchronized captions for video content and transcripts for audio. Principle Two: Flexibility In Use "The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities. " Web Accessibility - Section 508. Webucator now offers Web Accessibility training based on this tutorial.

The web accessibility book, Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, is provided with the course when delivered for private groups. The Web Accessibility Tutorial itself is also available on the Webucator site. Most of you are here for this course because you want to know what you must do to make your web pages accessible according to the Section 508 standards. In this introductory section we will discuss the nature of the important "Section 508" legislation that brings us together and what it means for information technology to be accessible. What is Section 508? The legislation referred to as "Section 508" is actually an amendment to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The 1986 version of Section 508 established non-binding guidelines for technology accessibility while the 1998 version created binding, enforceable standards that are incorporated into the Federal Procurement process.

[Universal Design for Instruction in Postsecondary Education] The following table provides a listing of the nine Principles of Universal Design for Instruction©, as well as a definition and example for each principle.

While each of the examples demonstrates an application of the principle, the examples are not necessarily universal in reflecting all of the nine principles, but illustrate the intent of the principle under consideration. Adapted From: Shaw, S., Scott, S., & McGuire, J. (2001). Teaching college students with learning disabilities. ERIC Digest #e618. Permission is granted to copy this document for educational purposes; however, please acknowledge your source using the following citation: UDI Online Project. (2009).

Universal Design & Online Education: Ensuring Access & Engagement for all Students - Faculty Center. Universal instructional design principles for Moodle. Tanya Elias Athabasca University, Canada Abstract The paper identifies a set of universal instructional design (UID) principles appropriate to distance education (DE) and tailored to the needs of instructional designers and instructors teaching online.

These principles are then used to assess the accessibility level of a sample online course and the availability of options in its LMS platform (Moodle) to increase course accessibility. Numerous accessibility-sensitive plug-in modules are found to be available to Moodle users, though relatively few features were included in the sample course analysed. This may be because they have not been made available to instructors at the institutional level.

Keywords: Universal instructional design; distance education; learning management systems; Moodle Universal Instructional Design Principles and Distance Education DE students may face a variety of physical, learning, psychological, visual, and hearing challenges (Moisey, 2004). Equitable use. Universal Design for Learning: Online Tutorial. Presuming Competence By Design • A Tutorial for Systems, Environment, Curricular, and Materials Design in Learning Systems Welcome to the World of UDL “ … barriers to learning are not, in fact, inherent in the capacities of learners, but instead arise in learners’ interactions with inflexible educational materials and methods.”

Rose & Meyer, 2002 What is UDL? An Instructional Design Approach to Updating an Online Course Curriculum (EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Key Takeaways To remain fresh and relevant, online courses need to be continually revised and improved.

Considerations of relevant laws and institutional policies should be a core focus of every curriculum redesign. Redesigning an online curriculum presents rich opportunities to integrate the latest thinking in given disciplines and to incorporate new methodologies for teaching and learning. New, emerging, and evolving technologies can greatly enhance work to update the curriculum of an online course. A well-designed curriculum for online learning nurtures both student learning and student retention.

Once online courses are developed and implemented, however, their curriculum might not be changed or updated for some time, if ever. UDL Online Modules. Universal Design for Learning « Teaching Online. March 3, 2010 Universal design for learning sounds impressive — so, what exactly is it?

Well, let’s start with the term universal design. The Center for Universal Design defines universal design as “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.” Examples of universal design are all around us. The cut-outs on curbs also benefit a person pushing a stroller or doing a little roller blading. According to the ACCESS Project at Colorado State University, Live Broadcasts - Assistive Technology Industry Association. ATIA Orlando Conference Since 1999, ATIA has held an annual conference in Orlando, Florida in January that provides a forum for assistive technology education and communication to educators and practitioners serving those with disabilities.

ATIA Orlando 2014 Wrap Up We Have a Winner of a Free ATIA 2015 Registration! ATIA 2014 Conference Recordings - Bundle of 10 or Complete Set of Recordings Save the Date! Dates for ATIA 2015 Orlando Call for Papers: April 21 - June 20, 2014 Conference: January 28 - 31, 2015 Pre-Conference: January 27 - 28, 2015 Exhibit at ATIA 2015 ATIA Online Professional Development In 2009 ATIA introduced a webinar series to complement the conference activities. Links. DO-IT Video: Transcript for Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone.