1. UDL Initiatives in KY Higher Ed November 18, 2014 Deb Castiglione, EdD, ATP Universal Design & Instructional Technology Specialist, Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching (CELT), University of Kentucky Beth Case, MA, MEd Program Manager for Digital, Emerging, & Assistive Technologies, Delphi Center for Teaching & Learning, University of Louisville

2. Similarities / Differences UK - Deb Lexington Public Land Grant Research Institution Shared Governance CELT May 2014 UL - Beth Louisville Public “Metropolitan” Research Institution Shared Governance Delphi Center January 2014

3. Friendly Competition

4. University of Kentucky UDL Initiative

5. Pre-Deb Collaborative ADA Compliance Workgroup Distance Learning & ADA Compliance Proposal Section 508 Accessibility Compliance White Paper Universal Design for Learning Workgroup Undergraduate Certificate in UD Proposal

6. May-August Introduction to UDL Workshops Identifying/Meeting Stakeholders Relationship with Disability Resource Center (DRC) AHEAD Conferences Partnerships with Instructional Designers/eLearning

7. Philosophy

8. September-November UDL Workshops – Intro & 101 Stakeholder Networking Faculty: o Universal Design Certificate o Distance Education Certificate UDL Course & Practicum Endorsement Service Provision: o DRC - Students/Faculty o DRC – Clockwork Implementation o Web Accessibility o Software Accessibility

9. September-November... Committees/Groups: Academic Preparation Program (APP) Workgroup Senate Disability Accommodation & Compliance Committee More Conferences/Workshops: POD; KY Convergence Building an Accessible Future for Humanities Call for Papers/Presentations – UDL-IRN Scholarship Article Review Potential Publication Article Reviewer

10. September-November... Canvas Rollout Plan Web Accessibility Testing Site Empirical Evidence Awareness, Awareness, Awareness Roadmap

11. UDL Initiative Roadmap

12. Year One January 2015 – July 2015 Networking needs analysis UDL steering/advisory committee UDL workshops Faculty Champion program Online course in UDL UDL checklist Continued

13. Year One January 2015 – July 2015 White paper & presentation Campus-wide UDL marketing/PR UDL Web content and UDL blog Captioning guidelines Clockwork implementation Presentations at conferences Grant proposals (implementation)

14. Year Two August 2015 – July 2016 Implement UDL marketing/PR campaign Facilitate online UDL course UDL workshops Grow faculty champions Incorporate UDL in UK courses; increasing the accessibility Deliver white paper and presentation UDL faculty learning community Continued

15. Year Two August 2015 – July 2016 UDL Service-Learning captioning practicum Library of UDL resources Accessibility of Drupal Web sites Read & Write Gold site license Accessibility into software procurement Accessibility testing lab/center Research directions Presentations at conferences Grant proposals to (implementation)

16. Year Three August 2016 – July 2017 UDL workshops Increase accessibility of UK course offerings Faculty champions UDL video game and/or app Increase accessibility of UK Web sites Public endorsement of UDL campus-wide Leadership-endorsed policies Presentations at conferences

17. Challenges Lack of Awareness Leadership Changes Decentralization Lack of Leadership Endorsement Lone Soldier Evolving Role Institutional Emergencies (Priorities) – DEW Rates/Student Success Key Stakeholder Time Constraints

18. Successes Read&Write Gold & Workshops to Academic Prep Proposal Faculty Status on UD Certificate UDL Course & Practicum Endorsement Awareness through Workshops & Networking Relationship with Disability Resource Center

19. Recommendations Persistence & Patience Time Planning Collegial Support - Peers/Network Champions

20. Pass