Universal Design: A Framework For Creating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Initiatives

Description  Challenge - Utilizing the Universal Design Framework for inclusive practices How to create diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives that are inclusive to all. Key Takeaway Participants will learn to build an Inclusive Campus Model that begins with their institution’s vision and values, applies the Universal Design Framework and Toolkit, considers existing practices (with respect to stakeholder roles, funding, policies, procedures, training, etc.), designs new practices, and measures outcomes and impacts with respect to the institution’s vision and values. Overview Universal design (UD) has emerged as a paradigm to address diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives for an institution, department, or specifically, online learning, student services, or technology. The Center for Universal Design defines UD as “the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the n