The Universally Designed Classroom: Accessible Curriculum and Digital Technologies

ISBN 10: 1891792636 / ISBN 13: 9781891792632

Published by Harvard Education Press, 2005

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Synopsis:

The Universally Designed Classroom addresses crucial questions about how to create full access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. Based on years of research and innovation at CAST (The Center for Applied Special Technology), the book provides a helpful overview of the digital solutions that are at the forefront of efforts to create universal access. It also looks closely at the major policy and practice issues connected to this initiative. The book appears at a pivotal moment in special education policy and practice. The recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), together with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and a general trend toward more inclusive education policies, has laid the groundwork for fully addressing the educational needs and abilities of children with disabilities of many kinds. Complementing these legal and social trends are remarkable new technologies designed to facilitate the education of those same children. Universal Design for Learning, or UDL--a network of methods, technologies, and materials developed at CAST--stands at the vanguard of this new era of initiatives and possibilities in special education.

About the Author: David Rose and Anne Meyer are the cofounding directors of Cast. David Rose is Cast's Chief Scientist for cognition and learning and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Universally Designed Classroom: ...
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good