MD UDL Task Force

CAST UDL Resources

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.

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

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.

Indiana, Promoting Achievement through Technology and Instruction for All Students (PATINS Project),

Kentucky Department of Education, Pathway to Achievement: Universal Design for Learning (UDL),

Universal design for learning: A statewide improvement model for academic success. Information Technology and Disabilities E-Journal, 10(1)

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

Strangman, N., Hall, T., & Meyer, A. (2004). Background knowledge with UDL. Wakefield, MA: National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum. Retrieved October 14, 2010 from http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_backknowledgeudl.html

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

J. L. Higbee (ed.). (2003). Curriculum transformation and disability: implementing universal design in higher education. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.

Rose, D., Harbour, W., Johnston, S., Daley, S., & Abarbanell, L. (2006). Universal Design for Learning in postsecondary education: Reflections on principles and their application. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, (19)2, 135-151.

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.

Faculty & Administrator Modules in Higher Education (FAME) Project (2007). Universal Design for Learning [Online course]. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.

Johnstone, C. J., Thompson, S. J., Miller, N. A., & Thurlow, M. L. (2008). Universal design and multi-method approaches to item review. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 27(1), 25-36.

Louisiana, Bridging the Gap through Universal Design for Learning,

NASDE report summarizes interviews with four states. Show different ways that states and school districts are incorporating universal design into their education plans.

Commission established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

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

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)