{"id":344,"date":"2017-08-28T17:40:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oerguide\/chapter\/universal-design\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T17:52:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T17:52:40","slug":"universal-design","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oerguide\/chapter\/universal-design\/","title":{"raw":"Universal Design","rendered":"Universal Design"},"content":{"raw":"<span class=\"_Tgc\">Universal Design is the process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes) that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances). Universal Design emerged from the slightly earlier concept of being barrier-free, the broader <a title=\"Accessibility\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessibility\">accessibility movement<\/a>, and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Adaptive technology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adaptive_technology\">adaptive<\/a> and <a title=\"Assistive technology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assistive_technology\">assistive technology<\/a>.\u00a0It\u00a0also seeks to blend <a title=\"Aesthetics\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aesthetics\">aesthetics<\/a> into these core considerations.\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\nLet's review some common definitions of Universal Design.\r\n<h2>Definition 1:<\/h2>\r\n<em>Universal Design <\/em>or<em> Universal Instructional Design (UID)<\/em>\r\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nis an approach to teaching that consists of the proactive design and use of inclusive instructional and evaluation strategies. This approach provides academic access to a broad range of learners, including students with disabilities, while:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>maintaining academic standards [\u2026]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>reducing the need to having to retrofit after a course is already underway[footnote]FAIR (Facilitating Accessible Instruction &amp; Resources). University of Victoria[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<h2>Definition 2:<\/h2>\r\n<em>Universal Instructional Design (UID)<\/em>\r\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\r\n<div>is an approach to designing course instruction, materials and content to benefit people of all learning styles without adaptation or retrofitting. UID provides equal access to learning, not simply equal access to information. UID allows the student to control the method of accessing information while the instructor monitors the learning process and initiates any beneficial methods. \u2026It should be noted that UID does not remove academic challenges; it removes barriers to access.[footnote]Universal Design for Learning. Ohio State University[\/footnote]<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<h2>Why Universal Design?<\/h2>\r\nFor our purposes, we frame the practice of using Universal Design in a holistic and manageable way,\u00a0and begin by addressing the barriers that are easy to anticipate and proactively re-mediate. This toolkit, therefore, will provide guidance to you if the answers to any of the following questions is \"yes\":\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Do I have visual materials that present core concepts that\u00a0not all students may be\u00a0able to see or understand?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do I have multimedia (audio, video) materials that present core concepts that not all students may be\u00a0able to be hear, see, or access?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do I have documents that present core concepts in a format that not all students may be able to access?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFor the purpose of the <em>Accessibility Toolkit,<\/em> we focus on an adjunct to Universal Design, that being Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which\u00a0is a set of principles for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/udlcurriculum\">curriculum<\/a> development that gives all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone. Rather than\u00a0a single, one-size-fits-all solution, it offers a\u00a0flexible approach that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.[footnote]http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/whatisudl[\/footnote]","rendered":"<p><span class=\"_Tgc\">Universal Design is the process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes) that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances). Universal Design emerged from the slightly earlier concept of being barrier-free, the broader <a title=\"Accessibility\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessibility\">accessibility movement<\/a>, and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Adaptive technology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adaptive_technology\">adaptive<\/a> and <a title=\"Assistive technology\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assistive_technology\">assistive technology<\/a>.\u00a0It\u00a0also seeks to blend <a title=\"Aesthetics\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aesthetics\">aesthetics<\/a> into these core considerations.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s review some common definitions of Universal Design.<\/p>\n<h2>Definition 1:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Universal Design <\/em>or<em> Universal Instructional Design (UID)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<div>\n<p>is an approach to teaching that consists of the proactive design and use of inclusive instructional and evaluation strategies. This approach provides academic access to a broad range of learners, including students with disabilities, while:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>maintaining academic standards [\u2026]<\/li>\n<li>reducing the need to having to retrofit after a course is already underway<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"FAIR (Facilitating Accessible Instruction &amp; Resources). University of Victoria\" id=\"return-footnote-344-1\" href=\"#footnote-344-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Definition 2:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Universal Instructional Design (UID)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\n<div>is an approach to designing course instruction, materials and content to benefit people of all learning styles without adaptation or retrofitting. UID provides equal access to learning, not simply equal access to information. UID allows the student to control the method of accessing information while the instructor monitors the learning process and initiates any beneficial methods. \u2026It should be noted that UID does not remove academic challenges; it removes barriers to access.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Universal Design for Learning. Ohio State University\" id=\"return-footnote-344-2\" href=\"#footnote-344-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why Universal Design?<\/h2>\n<p>For our purposes, we frame the practice of using Universal Design in a holistic and manageable way,\u00a0and begin by addressing the barriers that are easy to anticipate and proactively re-mediate. This toolkit, therefore, will provide guidance to you if the answers to any of the following questions is &#8220;yes&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I have visual materials that present core concepts that\u00a0not all students may be\u00a0able to see or understand?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have multimedia (audio, video) materials that present core concepts that not all students may be\u00a0able to be hear, see, or access?<\/li>\n<li>Do I have documents that present core concepts in a format that not all students may be able to access?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the purpose of the <em>Accessibility Toolkit,<\/em> we focus on an adjunct to Universal Design, that being Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which\u00a0is a set of principles for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/udlcurriculum\">curriculum<\/a> development that gives all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone. Rather than\u00a0a single, one-size-fits-all solution, it offers a\u00a0flexible approach that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"http:\/\/www.udlcenter.org\/aboutudl\/whatisudl\" id=\"return-footnote-344-3\" href=\"#footnote-344-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-344\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Amanda Coolidge, Sue Doner, and Tara Robertson. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: BCCampus. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\">https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-344-1\">FAIR (Facilitating Accessible Instruction &amp; Resources). 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