About UDC Suggested Reading
The UDC recommends the following books to help support your understanding, implementation, and evaluation of the the UD frameworks.
- Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice 2nd edition by Sheryl E. Burgstahler (Editor), Michael K. Young (Foreword)
- Universal Design in Higher Education: Promising Practices
Downloadable resources introducing Universal Design in Higher Education and evidence-based practices from the field.
- Universal Design: Process, Principles, and Applications
Universal design may provide a philosophical framework for design of environments as well as products.
- Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) by Thomas J. Tobin(Author), Kirsten T. Behling(Author)
- Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education: A Universal Design Toolkit by Sheryl
- Universal Design in Higher Education: Promising Practices
Downloadable resources introducing Universal Design in Higher Education and evidence-based practices from the field. - The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
CAST provides downloadable guidelines as well as more about the research evidence used to develop the guidelines.
- Strategic IT Accessibility: Enabling the Organization by Jeff Kline
- Accessible information and communication technology (ICT) Playbooks provided by the GSA
- Accessibility Poster Set
The poster set from the U.K. government illustrates the do’s and don’ts for designing with disabilities. - Getting Started with Web Accessibility
Explore tips for getting started with web accessibility from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. This resource is curated for three roles including web designers, web content writers, and developers. - Universal Design for Learning and Digital Accessibility: Compatible Partners or a conflicted Marriage?
An EDUCAUSE article about UDL and digital accessibilities’s perceived tensions.
More UDC Suggested Reading
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