Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that reduces barriers to learning by providing flexibility in the ways learners can engage with, perceive, and demonstrate understanding. ~1.5 hours each
Knowing key facts about the brain from a UDL perspective can help inform learning design to address learner variability. Find out more in this downloadable resource designed for educators.
Visual Handout: The 7 Principles of Universal Design
Universal Design: The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without adaptation or specialized design.
These tools—many designed and tested as part of CAST’s research projects—help educators, developers, families, and other individuals experience the power of flexible learning environments.
The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn