Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.
UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone–not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.
Universal Education removes barriers, provides flexible and responsive supports, and facilitates life-long learning for all. Every individual’s success is important to our society. Each person deserves and needs a concerned, accepting educational community that values diversity and provides a comprehensive system of individual supports.
In October 2005, Michigan’s State Board of Education approved the Universal Education: Vision and Principles as a framework and foundation for policy development by the State Board of Education, the Department of Education, and local and intermediate school districts. The principles reflect the belief that each person deserves and needs a concerned, accepting educational community that values diversity and provides a comprehensive system of individual supports from birth to adulthood.
Learn more about UDL
- UDL: Improved Access for All Great Schools
- Center for Applied Special Technology CAST
- Toolkit on Universal Design for Learning OSEP
- Accessible Educational Materials AEM (formerly Accessible Instruction Materials AIM)
