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Students with Disabilities on Campus W hat are other universities doing?

Students with Disabilities on Campus W hat are other universities doing?. University Models: Student Support beyond Academic Support. Do it: University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/doit/ Provide: College Transition Disability Awareness Internship & Practicum Access

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Students with Disabilities on Campus W hat are other universities doing?

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  1. Students with Disabilities on CampusWhat are other universities doing?

  2. University Models: Student Supportbeyond Academic Support Do it: University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/doit/ Provide: • College Transition • Disability Awareness • Internship & Practicum Access • Library & Lab Accessibility • Universal Design classroom instruction university-wide technology systems

  3. University Models: Student Supportbeyond Academic Support California State University campuses website working group Http://www.udluniverse.com/ • Application of UDL  to enhance teaching and learning • Utilization of accessible instructional media and practices • Awareness of assistive technology enablers and barriers 

  4. University Models: Student Supportbeyond Academic Support Boston College http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/its/projects/udl/udl-resources.html Campus-wide Advisory Committee & Task ForceUDL for instructional improvements Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Conferences on access

  5. National Center on Universal Design for Learning Postsecondary Site, on CAST website, highlighting UDL efforts nationwide http://www.udlcenter.org/implementation/postsecondary

  6. Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), UDL is “a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that … provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged” (20 U.S.C. § 1003(24)). What is UMassBoston’s plan to implement UDL?

  7. UDL Article on Effective Practicesmentioned during CIT seminar Davies et al., (2013) Measuring the Effectiveness of Universal Design for Learning Intervention in Postsecondary Education. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 26(3), 195 - 220 http://ahead.org/uploads/publications/JPED/jped26_3/JPED26_3_Full%20Document.pdf#page=7

  8. University of Massachusetts Boston Next steps for us?1. School for Global Inclusion & Social Development and IBM: Collaborative Innovation Center on Accessibility 2. 3. 4. 5.

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