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NCAC: Research & Solutions: Students Make Progress with UDL: General Education and Special Education Associations: Associations Can Begin Now to Increase Curriculum Access

Associations Can Begin Now to Increase Curriculum Access

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The National Center for Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) at CAST is an excellent information source on universally designed instruction. Log on to learn more about Universal Design for Learning, the best-known example of this approach in practice. Also find links to digital text, learning tools, and software with universally designed features that are proving effective with all types of learners. Find information about Bobby, a no-cost Web accessibility evaluator, that helps teachers and school districts assure that what they post on Web sites is accessible to the largest possible audience.

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• National Center for Accessing the General Curriculum (NCAC) at CAST
• Universal Design Workshop: "New Brain Research and Next Stage Technologies Draw Fifteen Education Association to a Universal Design Workshop," an article from Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 33, No. 3, Jan/Feb 2001, pgs 92-93.
• Bobby is a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.
• Initiatives: More about CAST - log on and learn about CAST's other projects that apply next-stage technologies and new brain research in order to aid teaching and learning.