The Center for Universal Design in Education

Learn the basics for teaching a course online that can be accessed by all, including students with disabilities.

Summary of key issues with respect to accessible online learning.

A checklist for making Cyberlearning projects welcoming, accessible, and usable

A checklist to ensure access and promote the learning of all students.

Access challenges imposed by distance learning courses.

A short video from the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that explains the US legal requirements on this topic.

Students with disabilities offer advice to peers on how to engage in online courses.

Guidelines for designing Internet-based distance learning courses to fully include all students.

The definition, principles, and applications of universal design to educational settings at all levels.

A comprehensive guide on creating fully accessible college and university programs. A unique value to university and college administrators, and to disability and diversity study faculty, researchers, practitioners, and activists. Published by Harvard.

An online book full of practices for implementing universal design, with opportunities for you to contribute to the collection.

Goal, process, principles, and examples for applying UD to instruction, services, physical spaces, and technology.

A checklist for making postsecondary departments welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities.

A checklist for making informal science learning welcoming, accessible, and usable.

A checklist for making your presentation welcoming and accessible to everyone

Learn more on how to support those with invisible disabilities.

Universal design principles applied to curriculum, educational technology, teaching strategies, and classroom activities.

Guidelines and resources for designing accessible products.

A checklist for making postsecondary departments welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities.

A checklist for making physical environments welcoming, accessible, and usable by everyone.

Guidance for non-technical administrators regarding how to ensure that websites in their organizations are accessible to everyone.

A checklist for making content accessible to all participants.

A checklist for creating a universally designed professional organization.

A checklist for making your presentation welcoming and accessible to everyone

A checklist for making projects welcoming, accessible, and usable

Examples of barriers in presentations and tips on how to present more accessibly.

A checklist for applying universal design principles to the development of accessible computer labs (publication and video).

A checklist for creating a recruitment and admissions process that is accessible to all potential students

Overview and checklist for applying universal design principles to the development of accessible student service units on postsecondary campuses (publication and video).

As the number of individuals in the US with non-apparent disabilities continues to grow, social stigmas become a larger topic for discussion.

Seeks to promote the principles of Universal Design in India by educating individuals and influencing public policy so that environments, products, services and interfaces are designed to meet the needs of people belonging to all ages and abilities

News from the IHCD dedicated to enhancing the experiences of people of all ages and abilities through design

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

A brief describing universal design, a process for creating environments that support the learning of students with diverse abilities, styles, and needs.

Guidance from the World Wide Web Consortium in the universal design of web resources.