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Universal Design for Education

"More than 1 billion of us live with disabilities. We must remove all barriers that affect the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in society, including through changing attitudes that fuel stigma and institutionalize discrimination.”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the U.N.

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Today’s Goal

Learn about and Understand how Universal Design for Learning and Education benefits all diverse learners and all abilities! 1.Thank Differently! 2.What really is a “disability”? 3.Universal Design 4.Service Learning

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Turn to the person sitting next to you and define yourself in ONE word

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It It’s J s Just a Label ust a Label

Disabled Special Education Children Autistic Wheelchair Bound Amputee Schizophrenic ALS Patient Spina Bifida Attention Deficit Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury

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“Labeling is definitive; once we say it then it holds meaning” (Namka).

“Judy is a thin 40-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who cannot walk or perform daily basic care needs… “ Judy also likes shopping, can write, use her communication board, has a great sense of humor….

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What’s in a label ?

“Disability” does not define or is not the person. “Disability” is created by poorly created buildings, materials, bad attitudes and not by the uniqueness of individuals Stairs, text, others needing to be educated and

• ur persistence to one way of doing things

create a “disability”

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Society Creates the Problem

Lack of Jobs Inaccessible Transportation Inaccessible Buildings One Way, Traditional Teaching Information not accessible Segregated education Lack of well trained staff and teachers Teachers, Staff not allowed to be creative

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MEDICAL MODEL THINKING SOCIAL MODEL THINKING

Child is “faulty” Child is valued! Diagnosis Strengths & needs defined by self &

• thers.

Labeling Identify barriers -> create solutions Impairment = focus of attention Outcome-based program design Assessment, monitoring, programs

• f “therapy” imposed

Resources made available to “ordinary” services. Segregations and separate services Training for parents, families and professionals Ordinary needs put on hold Relationships nurtured Re-entry when and if normal enough or permanent exclusion Diversity welcomed, child is included Society is unchanged We evolve, grow and get better!

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Adapted from Micheline Mason; R 1994; Reiser 2004

Let’s change the paradigm! Let’s think differently!

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In the U.S., we pay to kill cockroaches and spiders. In Thailand, people pay to eat cockroaches and spiders. Great change has always come from thinking outside the box.

Thai Nguyen - http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237866

That which is familiar, can “cripple” us, can force our thinking into a prison.

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Inclusion is not...

• Clustering all people with disabilities into a special class or

social center

• Giving “special privileges” to people with disabilities.
• Feeling sorry for people with disabilities
• People with disabilities as recipients of volunteer service only

Inclusion can look like...

• Martina, a woman who is blind, sings in her church choir.
• Andrea, a woman with cerebral palsy, tutors neighborhood

children in a local volunteer center

• Tyrone advocates for his own rights and teaches other people

about disability rights issues

• Adam, who has Down syndrome, is a server at a restaurant
• Lee, an eight-year-old, participates in after school activities with

help from her portable ventilator

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) –

1: The WHAT - Provide multiple means of representation, gives learners a variety of ways to obtain and absorb information and knowledge. Examples: Teaching uses color coding, written and verbal guidance, use

• f international symbols and pictures, tactile materials, speech to

text/text to speech technology, video clips, highlighting text.

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2: The HOW - Provide multiple means of action and expression provides learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know. Examples: Students develop and use flashcard visuals rather than text to respond to questions and indicate knowledge of

• words. Students photograph progress- before and after

photographs document outcomes.

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3: The WHY - Provide multiple means of engagement includes a variety of ways that helps students attend to and engage in learning. Examples: Students can learn in small groups, solo, use of Flipcam assists with journaling, “self-reflection” and records the “what, so what, now what”

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Universal Design for Everyone

Closed ed Caption tioning ing is used by couples, people at the gym, bar patrons and travelers at airports Curb rb cuts are used by mother’s with strollers, bicyclists, people pushing cards and seniors Elec ectric tric do doors rs help when we have coffee in one hand and bags in the other. Books on tape are used by automobile drivers, students, and the elderly

• entrances with no steps that make it easier to enter a

building

• wider doorways that are easier for everyone to enter,

enhance interior circulation, and add a more spacious

• lever door handles instead of door knobs that are easier to open by everyone
• single-lever controls on faucets that are easier to operate and make

adjustments of water temperature and volume simple for everyone

• light switches and electrical receptacles located at a height that is more

reachable by those who may have trouble bending over or reaching up

• All materials provided in large print with black ink on white paper, photographs,

pictures, international symbols

• Repeating questions and comments when conversing in a large group

Universal design: Specific features that are more usable by everyone

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• “puff paint” to mark dials, rulers
• changes in schedules
• modified tables, desks, workspaces
• talking watches, calculators, rulers
• private, quiet space
• no scent policy
• headphones
• technology solutions, computer software
• color coded tape
• photos and visuals used with text
• verbal or audio descriptions of visuals and videos
• audio-recorded, Braille or electronic-formatted notes, handouts, and text
• instructions provided in multiple formats, including visual, auditory and tactile
• captioned presentations and conferences
• large print materials, contract enhanced (black type on white paper, simple font)

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Body Fit: Accommodate people with the widest range of body sizes, postures and movement abilities

Sufficient space between furniture, tables, etc. for maneuverability in spaces

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Perceptible Information

IKEA Assembly Instruction

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Adaptive products and simple alterations can prevent one-third of all home accidents An Adaptive Product is any piece of equipment or device used to perform specific tasks, improve functional capabilities, and increase self- sufficiency.

Universal designs are places, products & systems that everyone can use.…with a disability, are left handed, are 8 or 80 years old, are short or tall.

Graphics demonstrate the use

• f products that are

unfamiliar.

Utensils like Oxo Good Grips

• ffer enhanced usabili

ty to all; with ergonomically designed handles and a better gripping surface without giving up a sense of "style."

These measuring spoons are easy to grip, color coded, and have large type and contrast. Cut Resistant Gloves are made

• ut of a light-weight man-made

fiber that will protect you from a knife's blade

Universal Design can be as simple as a tool which allows you to single- handedly hold, cut and lift the ingredien ts for your snack tray.

Sometimes Universal Design is simply good, common sense design.

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Experiential Learning – Service Learning Integrated and inclusive ‘service learning” (youth with and without disabilities) Ties community service to academic goals and provides a concrete learning experience

• Counting food items at a homeless shelter
• Cleaning a park and keeping inventory
• Testing soil for farming

Accommodate and support all youth to participate and contribute to their communities Shows society what all youth can do to contribute and give back, instead of being a recipient

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3 examples….

1.Jason making a difference and learning through real experiences! 1.Avery giving back to his community!

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What: An elementary teacher in a poor school area, populated by newcomers, noticed children were coming to school without proper clothing, basic school supplies and without breakfast. Develop a project that will help the teachers fundraise and buy necessary school and items for classrooms and children. Who: You currently have two volunteers, one individual is a man with a significant intellectual disability, who does not read text. Another individual, is young woman who speaks very little English and hopes this short-term project will help her to learn English. Another very eager young woman uses a wheelchair. Two other youth volunteers have never seen others with disabilities before. 1.What do you need to think about regarding the site? 2. Use Universal Design for Learning to help all the volunteers to understand the project and tasks – what will you develop and use?

• 3. How will you help youth understand each other, e.g., children without

disabilities become friends with other children with disabilities?

• 4. How can all students have a voice in describing the project’s success?

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