Universal Design [UD]

Nicole Strangman, Tracey Hall, and Anne Meyer

David Rose and Anne Meyer
Journal of Special Education Technology, 15, 1, 67-70

Molly Follette, James Mueller, and Ronald Mace
The Universal Design File: Designing for People of All Ages and Abilities” by M.F. Story, J.L. Mueller and R.L. Mace (1998).

by the National Center for Technology Innovation

David Rose and Anne Meyer
ASCD Stock No. 101042

Sheryl Burgstahler
University of Washington

Sheryl Burghstahler
2002, Educational Technology Review, 10, 1

Chuck Hitchcock
Journal of Special Education Technology, 16, 4, 23-30

Raymond Orkwis and Kathleen McLane
ERIC/OSEP Special Project
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

This Web site supports the teaching and study of universal design through instructional materials and open forums. It provides a place where educators can interact with each other and exchange information.

organizes categories of free resources online that address RTI as an emerging approach to the diagnosis of learning disabilities. Sample topics include Understanding the Model, Using Teams to Problem-Solve, Selecting the Right Intervention, Monitoring Student Progress, and Graphing Data for Visual Analysis.

National File Format Initiative, endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education on July 27th, 2004, the voluntary standard aims to guide the production and electronic distribution of flexible digital instructional materials such as textbooks so they can be more easily converted to Braille, text-to-speech, and other accessible formats.

The National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum is a project established by Center for Applied Special Technology, provides a vision of how new curricula, teaching practices, and policies can be woven together to create practical approaches for improved access to the general curriculum by students with disabilities.

(CAST) is a not-for-profit education research and development organization that uses technology to make education more flexible and accessible for all students, especially those with disabilities.