Tool Kit on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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These materials were identified to augment the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. They offer a collection of resources on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that expands two of the substantive areas addressed in the initial release of the Tool Kit, including assessment and instructional practices. This additional information will help policymakers, educators, and parents identify and implement policies and practices related to UDL. 

This tool kit contains resources created by a variety of organizations. These resources are provided for the user’s convenience, and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any views, products or services offered or expressed. 

This document was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. EDO4CO0025/0002 with the American Institutes for Research.  Renee Bradley served as the contracting officer's representative. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, or enterprise mentioned in this resource or on Web sites referred to in this resource is intended or should be inferred. 

  • This is a welcome letter for the UDL Toolkit, from U.S. Department of Education Secretary, Margaret Spellings. 

    This resource is a part of the UDL Toolkit (2004, Archived).

  • In 2006, the U.S. Department of Education developed a Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (Tool Kit) to support the Department’s initiative to improve outcomes for students With disabilities. The Tool Kit focused on increasing states’ capacity to provide rigorous assessment, instruction, and accountability for students with disabilities. The Tool Kit on Universal Design for Learning is an additional component of the original Tool Kit, and offers a compilation of current information on universal design for learning (UDL).

    This resource is a part of the UDL Toolkit (2004, Archived).

  • These materials were developed through projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many were developed by projects affiliated specifically with the Department’s Office of Special Education Program’s Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network.

    This resource is a part of the UDL Toolkit (2004, Archived).

  • These instructional practice materials were developed through projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many were developed by projects affiliated specifically with the Department’s Office of Special Education Program’s Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network.

    This resource is a part of the UDL Toolkit (2004, Archived).

  • This list of Centers that support UDL was developed through projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many were developed by projects affiliated specifically with the Department’s Office of Special Education Program’s Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network.

    This resource is a part of the UDL Toolkit (2004, Archived).