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The NCAC was estabished with the support of the US Dept of Ed's Office of Special Ed Programs to improve access, participation and progress within the general curriculum for students with disabilities through Universal Design for LEarning, advanced teaching practices, ed policy and consensus building. The NCAC site offers a wealth of resources including case stories, literature reviews, and examples of best classroom practices.

The TES Web site provides educators a comprehensive presention of the principles and applications of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). TES offers model lessons, interactive activities, tutorials, curriculum resources, and other tools. It also includes a full-text digital editon of the book, Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning, by David Rose and Anne Meyer.

Lieber, J., Horn, E., Palmer, S., & Fleming, K. (2008). Access to the general education curriculum for preschoolers with disabilities: Children's school success. Exceptionality, 16(1), 18-32.Retrieved October 17, 2010 from

The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of universal design and to consider its application to large scale assessments.

Thompson, S.J., Johnstone, C.J., & Thurlow, M.L. (2002). Universal design applied to large-scale assessments (NCEO Synthesis Report 44). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

The ACCESS project--info and resources on UDL.

Louisiana, Bridging the Gap through Universal Design for Learning,

The AIM Center works with key stakeholders to support the implementation of NIMAS and effective uses of accessible instructional materials (AIM).

CITEd was created to support state and local education agency leadership to enhance the use of technology to support students. The site contains a variety of research links and other resources on UDL.

From CAST--Links to the research supporting each of the UDL Guidelinjes

Jimenez, T.C., Graf, V.L., & Rose, E. (2007). Gaining Access to General Education: The promise of universal design for learning. Issues in Teacher Education, 16(2), 41-54.

Howard, K. L. (2004). Universal design for learning: Meeting the needs of all students. Learning and Leading with Technology, 31, 26-29.

Izzo, M., Murray, A., & Novak, J. (2008). The Faculty Perspective on Universal Design for Learning. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, (21)2, 60-72.

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)

6 districts in 5 states: IN, IA, KY, MA, OH Sopko, K. M. (June, 2008). Universal design for learning: Implementation in six local education agencies. Alexandria, VA: Project Forum at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.

UDL is referred to in the National Education Technology Plan.

Hall, T., Strangman, N., & Meyer, A. (2003). Differentiated instruction and implications for UDL implementation. Wakefield, MA: National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum. Retrieved October 17, 2010 from http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstructudl.html

Strangman, N., Hall, T., & Meyer, A. (2003). Graphic organizers with UDL. Wakefield, MA: National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum.