CEC Applauds U.S. Department of Education’s New UDL Toolkit
As part of the National Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Taskforce, CEC encouraged the release of a toolkit focusing on UDL—the practice of designing curricula to meet the learning needs of all students.

Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning
Universal design implies instructional materials and activities that allows learning goals to be attained by individuals with wide differences in their abilities to see, hear, speak, move, read, write, understand English, attend, organize, engage, and remember. Such a flexible, yet challenging, curriculum gives teachers the ability to provide each student access to the subject area without having to adapt the curriculum repeatedly to meet special needs.

New Guidelines for Universal Design for Learning Provide a Roadmap for Educators & Educational Publishers
The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) recently released guidelines for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which will help educators design educational experiences and curricula that meet the learning needs of all students.

New Ideas for Planning Transitions to the Adult World: Promising Approaches in Planning for Transition
As the field moves forward in implementing quality transition programs and services, new issues emerge. Following are examples researchers who are helping the field address those issues. In so doing, they are improving transition-to-adult life opportunities for students with disabilities. "

Providing New Access to the General Curriculum: Universal Design for Learning
This article examines what we mean by access, participation, and progress in the general education curriculum and explains the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework for curriculum reform.