Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as Facilitating Access to Higher Education

Universal Design Learning is a departure from existing paradigms of teaching and learning in post-secondary settings. With the increasing numbers of students with disabilities selecting higher education as a post school option, incorporating UDL in college classrooms is no longer of question of “when” but “how.” While legal mandates for accessibility such as ADA exist to support and address access for individuals with disabilities, the effects of these mandates have still to enter most higher education classrooms. There are undoubtedly many challenges to the implementation of UDL.