Universal Design for Instruction: A New Paradigm for Adult Instruction in Postsecondary Education

Postsecondary education has experienced rapid change in its student population. College students with learning disabilities (LD) represent a growing presence on college campuses across the country. Traditional means of meeting the learning needs of college students with LD through retrofitted change...

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Published in:Remedial and special education 2003-11, Vol.24 (6), p.369-379
Main Authors: Scott, Sally S., Mcguire, Joan M., Shaw, Stan F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges
Higher Education
Learning Disabilities
Learning disabled students
Postsecondary Education
Program Development
Teaching methods
Teaching Models
Universal Design for Instruction
Universal Design for Learning
USA
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Summary:Postsecondary education has experienced rapid change in its student population. College students with learning disabilities (LD) represent a growing presence on college campuses across the country. Traditional means of meeting the learning needs of college students with LD through retrofitted changes and accommodations to classroom instruction have proven limited. Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) offers a new paradigm for approaching equal educational access. This article will describe UDI and discuss its implications for enhancing learning for students with learning disabilities and other diverse learners.
ISSN:0741-9325
1538-4756
DOI:10.1177/07419325030240060801