Accessibility and UDL as Partners in Inclusion: From Compliance to Belonging

About this episode

This episode explores the integration of accessibility within the Universal Design for Learning framework to foster inclusive learning environments.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by ReadSpeaker, in Partnership with CAST. The edLeader Panel recording can be accessed here. Accessibility is not an add-on to the CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework—it is foundational, its beating heart. In this edWeb podcast, listeners explore how CAST advances accessibility as a core component of UDL to create learning environments where all learners can thrive. Listeners gain a clearer understanding of how designing for accessibility enhance...

Topics covered

• accessibility
• Universal Design for Learning
• inclusion
• education
• learning environments

Keywords

• accessibility
• UDL
• inclusion
• learning
• education
• CAST
• ReadSpeaker

Sponsors

ReadSpeaker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAST, CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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