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Below are resources on building Universal Design into your course. For additional assistance contact facline@oe.umassfacline@umass.edu. If you have a student who requires specific accommodations, please contact Disability Services.
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- Universal Design Presentations: handouts from presentations on Universal Design and accessibility by UMass CPE staff.
- Ten Simple Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses: Implementing the principles of universal design in online learning means anticipating the diversity of students that may enroll in your course and planning accordingly. These ten key elements will greatly enhance the accessibility and usability of your course for students with and without disabilities.
- 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Online Course Content: a webinar presented by Janet Sylvia (Web Accessibility Trainer), and hosted by 3PlayMedia (captioning provider) and the Online Learning Consortium. View the webinar recording below, or access the link for the full transcript, recording and slides.
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- The Center for Universal Design in Education: a collection of resources and articles for IT, student services and instructors.
- Universal Design for Learning: A Tutorial for Systems, Environment, Curricular, and Materials Design in Learning Systems.
- Examples of UDI in Online and Blended Courses: a table of nine principles of universal design, definitions and examples.
- UDL in Higher Education: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (Course Design, Media & Materials, and Accessibility and Policy).
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning: Guidelines and resources for implementing Universal Design.
- Accessibility from the Ground Up: eBook from the ELEARNING GUILD.
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- Accessible Documents
- Accessible Presentations
- Blackboard Universal Design tips
- UMass Amherst Assistive Technologies
Demonstrations
Navigating Course Pages in Blackboard Learn using Window-Eyes (screen reader).
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