Universal Design is a teaching method that incorporates all students into the classroom by providing flexibility, perceptible information, and multiple means of representation, expression, and engagement. It was developed to address the increasing diversity of students, including those with disabilities or who speak other languages. Universal Design benefits all learners by creating an equitable and intuitive educational experience.

1. By Greg Roth

2. What Is Universal Design?
 Universal Design is a method of
teaching that incorporates all students
into the classroom.
 Universal Design was developed as a
way to combat the ever changing
education system in the United States.
 More and more students with different
languages and learning disabilities are
entering the classroom.

3. Principals of Universal
Design
 1.Equitable use
 2. Flexibility in use
 3.Simple and intuitive use
 4. Perceptible information
 5. Tolerance for error
 6. Low physical effort
 7. Size and space for approach and use
 For more information visit:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/
Academics/instruction.html

4. Guidelines
 There are three main guidelines of
Universal Design
 1. Provide Multiple means of
Representation
 2. Provide Multiple means of Expression
 3. Provide Multiple means of
Engagement (Most Important)

5. Who Is Universal Design
Intended For?
 First of all, there is no such thing as the
"Average Learner"
 Every student learns and lives differently.
 Universal Design is meant to include
students with:
 Learning Disabilities
 Languages as a first language other than
English
 Giftedness
 Physical Disabilities

6. Universal Design Outside the
Clasroom
 Here are some great examples of
Universal Design being used outside the
classroom!
 Examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymhn
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvBI
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