1. UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING DAVE WILKINSON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT TECHNOLOGY AND CURRICULUM ACCESS CENTER EASTER SEALS ARKANSAS DWILKINSON@AR.EASTERSEALS.COM 501-227-3612 DWILKINSON@AR.EASTERSEALS.COM

2. What is Universal Design?

3. UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge Multiple means of expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners’ interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.

4. Multiple means of representation The bird house is in the tree. Bird house in a tree

5. Multiple means of expression… Provides learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know!

6. Slate and Stylus Perkin’s Brailler PAC Mate notetaker Conversations after school Abacus Tactile graphics

7. Multiple means of engagement… Tap into learner’s interests Offer appropriate challenges Increase motivation

8. Don’t Discount Braille 5,500 blind children use Braille as their primary medium. This represents 12.5% of the blind, school- age population.

9. Materials needed for Braille production http://duxsys.com

10. Large Print Large print is generally defined as print for text passages that is larger than the print used by that segment of the population with normal vision. The sizes of print most commonly used by the sighted population range from eight to twelve points in size. The American Printing House for the Blind takes the position that large print for use by the low vision population is print that is eighteen points in size or larger.

11. DAISY Digital Accessible Information System www.daisy.org www.rfbd.org www.bookshare.org

12. Three types of Daisy Books! Audio Text Combination of Audio and Text

13. The Conversion Process File saved in common digital format—Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text, ASCII, Word Pad Software to convert to DAISY/NISO-open document in the authoring software – Kurzweil 1000 – irti.net – Open Book

14. For more UDL information…… www.cast.org

15. Current UDL efforts in Louisiana! http://udl.mcneese.edu Map of Louisiana

16. Useful Resources American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org www.afb.org American Printing House for the Blind www.aph.org www.aph.org Center for Applied Special Technology www.cast.org www.cast.org Freedomscientific Blind/Low Vision Group www.freedomscientific.com www.freedomscientific.com

17. Useful Resources Humanware Group www.humanware.comwww.humanware.com Independent Living Aides www.independentliving.com www.independentliving.com International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) www.iste.orgwww.iste.org Kurzweil Educational Systems www.kurzweil.edu www.kurzweil.edu Louisiana UDL http://udl.mcneese.eduhttp://udl.mcneese.edu

18. Useful Resources National Braille Press www.nbp.orgwww.nbp.org IRTI Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Incorporated www.irti.netwww.irti.net Bookshare www.bookshare.orgwww.bookshare.org Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic www.rfbd.org www.rfbd.org