Equitable use universal design

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Taking a Universal Design for Learning approach to assessment means offering multiple forms of action and expression to ensure equity.

According to the Center for Universal Design, headquartered in North Carolina State University, UD has seven basic principles

There are seven different principles to Universal Design, and these are: Equitable use (make a design that is useful to people with disabilities), flexibility in use (make the design for a wide range of people), simple and intuitive (make the design easy), Perceptible information( make it easy to understand), tolerance for error (design for less hazards), low physical effort, and Size and space for approach and use (make the design the correct size for the space).

1. Equitable use 2. Flexibility in use 3. Simple and intuitive 4. Perceptible information 5. Tolerance for error 6. Low physical effort 7. Size and space for approach and use (Burgstahler, 2015).

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This article made an extended of the principle of UDL into educational assessment, and provide some suggestions to develop educational assessment to meet the principle of UDL. Assessment is one of the most important parts of instructional design, thus it is important for us to know how UDL can be influenced in educational assessment.

Seven Principles of Universal Design - Center for Universal Design, North Carolina State University.

Experts on Universal Design for Learning share some details on how this framework promotes equity in the classroom..