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Access Technologist Higher Education Network Report: Making Knowledge Accessible in the Digital Age, Sunday April 23, 2006
http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2006/04/report-making-knowledge-accessible-in.html

Adaptive Environments
http://www.adaptenv.org/

Assistive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto: Courseware accessibility
http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/courseware/

Careers in Design
http://www.careersindesign.org/

Bowe, Frank. Hofstra University
http://people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Frank_G_Bowe
 Universal Design in Education: Teaching Non-Traditional Students
 http://www.udeducation.org/teach/teaching_techniques/bowe.asp

CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)
http://www.cast.org
 Dissemination and professional development in Universal Design for Learning
 http://www.cast.org/udl/index.cfm?i=7

Concrete Change
http://www.concretechange.org/

Designing for the 21st Century III Keynote addresses, Proceedings
http://www.designfor21st.org/

FacultyWare
http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/home.htm

Frank G. Bowe
http://www.udeducation.org/teach/teaching_techniques/B/bowe.htm

Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE),
http://www.catea.org/grade/

Global Universal Design Educators Online News
http://www.universaldesign.net

Georgian College. James Bryson. Universal Instructional Design Research Project Report.
http://www.georgianc.on.ca/c4a/Final%20Project%20Report%20May%202003.pdf

Hitchcock, Chuck; Stahl, Skip. National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum at CAST.
Assistive Technology, Universal Design for Learning: Improved Learning Opportunities
http://jset.unlv.edu/18.4/hitchcock/first.html

International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet. Cynthia Waddell: The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Participation. http://www.icdri.org/legal/the_growing_digital_divide.htm

Ivy Access. Universal Instructional Design for teaching students with non-visible disabilities
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/uid/

James L. Mueller, Inc
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejlminc/index.html

Kansas State University. Universal Design, Kansas State University
http://www.ksu.edu/humec/atid/UDF/

Kent State University Classroom Accommodation Network (CAN). Center for Disability Studies.
http://www.classaccommodation.org/Universal%20Design.htm

National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam/
http://ncam.wgbh.org/index.html

National Center for Technology Innovation. UD Readings Collection http://www.nationaltechcenter.org/resources/dl/default.asp

Neuber, Kristine. George Mason University, “Developing A Model to Support Web Accessibility at the Post-Secondary Level: A Case Study,”
http://www.gmu.edu/accessibility/webreform

North Carolina State University, Center for Universal Design
http://www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/univ_design/princ_overview.htm

Ohio State University, Partnership Grant: Improving the Quality of Higher Education for Students with Disabilities, http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/index.html.
 Fast Facts for Faculty. Universal Design for Learning. Elements of Good Teaching.
 http://telr.osu.edu/dpg/fastfact/undesign.html
 Partnership Grant, Ohio State University,
 http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/grants/dpg/index.html

Renton Technical College. Application of UD Grant
http://www.rtc.edu/AboutUs/DSDPGrant/UDLPilot/

Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.rit.edu/~classact/side/universaldesign.html

Schmetzke, Axel. Online Distance Education – “Anytime, Anywhere” But not for Everyone”.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv07n2/axel.htm

Springfield Technical College. Universal design for access into science, technology, engineering and math.
http://depts.stcc.edu/ud/

Shaw, Stan; Scott, Sally; McGuire, Joan. (2001). Teaching College Students with Learning Disabilities.
http://ericdigests.org/2002-3/college.htm

The IDEA Center, University of Buffalo
http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea/

Thompson, Terry; Burgstahler, Sheryl, Comden, Dan. Research on Web Accessibility in Higher Education. Information Technology and Disabilities Journal.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd/itdv09n2/thompson.htm

Toolbox for UD (Disability Law Resources Project)
http://www.dlrp.org/html/IT/toolbox.html#edup

Trace Research and Development Center
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/

Universal Design Education Online
http://www.udeducation.org/

Universal Design of Student Development Programs and Services
http://www.myacpa.org/sc/scd/CTAD/ctad-b.pdf#search=%22universal%20design%20higher%20education%20post-secondary%22

University of Connecticut, Facultyware, Universal Design for Instruction
http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/)
 http://www.facultyware.uconn.edu/files/TAResourceGuide.pdf
 Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability (CPED).
 http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcped/index.html.

University of Arizona, PEEL Project.
http://www.utc.arizona.edu/utc_peel_main.htm

University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Postsecondary Education and Disability. PACE.
http://www.ualr.edu/pace/related_sites/links_ped.htm
 Tips for Applying the Principles of Universal Design
 http://www.ualr.edu/pace/ud/tips.htm

University of Guelph, Universal Instructional Design
http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/projects/uid/
 Lecture Guide using Principles of Universal Instructional Design (UID)
 http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/projects/uid/guides/LecturesUIDprinc.html
 Universal Instructional Design, Teacher Support Services (TSS),  http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/uid/index.html.

University of Massachusetts, Boston. National Centre Inclusion Project.
http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=uced

University of Minnesota. Curriculum Transformation and Disability.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/ctad/
Workshop Facilitator’s Guide (CTAD)
http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/CTAD/guide/facilitators_guide.pdf

University of Nebraska. UD and UDI Overviews
http://www.unomaha.edu/diversity/Page%20Purple.html

University of New Hampshire. Institute on Disability. Equity and Excellence In Higher Education.
http://iod.unh.edu/EE/index.html
http://iod.unh.edu/EE/articles/articles_udl.html

University of Northern Colorado. Educational Quality through Universal Instruction Principles.
http://www.unco.edu/equip/PositionPapers/Course%20Notes%20and%20Course%20Outline.htm

Web Accessibility Initiative, World Wide Web Consortium
http://www.w3.org/WAI/

University of Washington. AccessIT,
http://www.washington.edu/accessit/index.php
 DO-IT (Universal Design of Instruction)
 http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/instruction.html

University of Wisconsin. Web Accessibility for All.
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/accessibility/
 Resources for Accessible Web Design
 http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/pub_resources.htm

WebAIM
http://www.webaim.org/
PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques:
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/

WebAIM, “Strategies for Coordination and Leadership,”
http://webaim.org/coordination/

Bohman, Paul. “University Web Accessibility Policies: A Bridge Not Quite Far Enough”, http://webaim.org/coordination/articles/policies-pilot)

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Books and Articles, include Web Articles

Adaptive Environments. Accessibility Regulations and a Universal Design Philosophy Inspire the Design Process
http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/index.php?option=Resource&articleid=356

Adaptive Environments. Building Careers in Design Web Resources
http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/index.php?option=Project&Itemid=266

Armstrong, T. (2000). Multiple intelligences in the classroom (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Bissonnette, Leo. Meeting the Evolving Education Needs of Faculty in Providing Access for University Students with Disabilities.
http://profetic.org/spip.php?article8126

Block, Lydia; Loewen; Gladys. Kroeger, Sue. Acknowledging and Transforming Disabling Environments in Higher Education: AHEAD’s Role. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Vol 19, No 2, Fall 2006.

Bremen, Ann T.; Hitchcock, Chuck; Hall, Tracey, Kachgal, Mera. (2002) Universal Design: A Strategy to Supportr Sutdents’ Access to the General Education Curriculum. NCSET, Vol 1, Issue 3.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=707

Bowe, F. G. (2000). Universal design in education: teaching non-traditional students. Westport, CT: Bergen & Garvey.

Bowman, S. (2001). How to give it so they get it: A flight plan for teaching anyone anything and making it stick. Glenbrook, NV: Bowperson Publishing.

Bruch, P.L. (2003) Interpreting and implementing universal instructional design in basic writing. In J. L. Higbee (Ed.), Curriculum transformation and disability: implementing universal design in higher education (pp. 93 -104). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.

Burgstahler, Sheryl. Association of Advancement of Computing in Education. Distance Learning, Universal design, Universal Access.
http://www.aace.org/pubs/etr/issue2/burgstahler.cfm

Christophersen, Jon (2002). Universal Design: 17 Ways of Thinking and Teaching. Norway, Husbanken.

Cole, R.W. (1995). Educating everybody's children: Diverse teaching strategies for diverse learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Fox, J.A., Hatfield, J.P., Collins, T.C. (2003) Developing the curriculum transformation and disability workshop model. In J. L. Higbee (Ed.), Curriculum transformation and disability: implementing universal design in higher education (pp. 23-39). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota.

Gregory, G.H. & Chapman, C (2002). Differentiated instructional strategies: One size doesn't fit all. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Harrison, Elizabeth. Working with Faculty Toward Universally Designed Instruction: The Process of Dynamic Course Design Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Vol 19. No 2. Fall 2006.

Higbee, Jeanne L. Editor. Curriculum Transformation and Disability (CTAD): Implementing Universal Design in Higher Education. University of Minnesota.
http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/crdeul/books-ctad.html

Johnson, K.; Amtmann, Dagmar; Brown, Sharan. Universal Design
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/extension/ped/northeastADA/publications/Article_60.html

Johnson, J. M. & Fox, J. A. (2003). Creating curb cuts in the classroom. In Higbee, J. L., (Ed.), Curriculum

Jorgensen, C. (1998). Restructuring High Schools for All Students: Taking Inclusion to the Next Level. Baltimore, MD: Paul . Brooks Publishing Co. transformation and disability: Implementing universal design in higher education (pp.7-17). Minneapolis,

Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne K. (2005). Boston College. Knowing What All Students Know: Procedures for Developing Universal Design for Assessment. The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment. Vol. 4, No. 2.
http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/jtla/journal/pdf/v4n2_jtla.pdf

Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne; Johnstone, Christopher. Accommodations and Universal Design: Supporting Access to Assessments in Higher Education. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Vol 19. No 2. Fall 2006

Lazarro, J. (2001). Adaptive technologies for learning and work environments. (ch. 7, 9). Chicago, IL: American Library Association.

McGuire, Joan; Scott, Sally. Universal Design for Instruction: Extending the Universal Design Paradigm to College Instruction. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Vol 19. No 2. Fall 2006.

Mueller, James (1981). Accommodating the Disabled Student. Washington, DC: Job Development Laboratory.

Mueller, James (1992). Workplace Workbook 2.0. Chantilly, VA

O'Conner, Barrie. Institute of Disability Studies, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia. Flexible e-Learning. http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/nw2000/main/key04.htm

Ofiesh, Nicole; Rojas, Colleen; Ward, Robin. Universal Design and the Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability Vol 19 No 2. Fall 2006.

Orkwis, R. (1999). Curriculum Access and Universal Design for Learning ERIC/OSEP Digest, #586. ED437767. Retrieved from http://www.ericec.org./digests/e586.html.

Ostroff, Elaine, Limont, Mark, & Hunter, Daniel G. Building a World Fit For People: Designers with Disabilities at Work.
http://www.adaptiveenvironments.org/adp/profiles/index.php

Preiser, W.F.E. and Ostroff (eds.). (2001) Universal Design Handbook, McGaw Hill, New York.

Rose, David; Harbour, Wendy; Johnston, Catherine Sam; Daley, Samantha; Abarbanell, Linda. Universal Design for Learning in Postsecondary Education: Reflections on Principles and the Application. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Vol 19. No 2. Fall 2006.

Rose, David H. & Meyer, Anne (2002). Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning. Virginia, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/

Scott, S., Shaw, S., & McGuire, J. (2003) Universal Design for Instruction: A new paradigm for adult instruction in postsecondary education. Remedial and Special Education. Vol. 24.

Scott, S.S., McGuire, J.M., Foley, T.E., (2003). Universal Design for Instruction: a framework for anticipating and responding to disability and other diverse needs in the college classroom. Equity and Excellence in Education, 36(1) 40-49.

Strehorn, Kregg C. (2001). The Application of Universal Instructional Design to ESL Teaching. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VII, No. 3.
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Strehorn-UID.html

Tepfer, F. (2001) Educational Environments: From Compliance to Inclusion. In Preiser, W.F.E. and Ostroff (eds.)Universal Design Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill.

University of Illinois, Chicago. Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (1998). Excellence in teaching and learning: The interface with technology. Chicago, IL

Waksler, R. (1996). Teaching strategies for a barrier free classroom. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 7(2), 99-111.

Welch, Polly (1995). Strategies for Teaching Universal Design. Boston, MA, Adaptive Environments Center.

Wiggins, Grant & McTighe, Jay. (1998). Understanding by Design. Alexandria, Virginia, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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