The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework developed by CAST to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines offer research-based suggestions and prompts that can be applied to any learning environment. This ensures that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

UDL Guidelines 3.0, builds upon previous iterations and emphasizes addressing barriers rooted in biases and systems of exclusion for learners with and without disabilities.

The UDL Guidelines are organized both horizontally and vertically. Vertically, the Guidelines are organized according to the three principles of UDL: engagement, representation, and action and expression.

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Universal Design for Learning – This brief article includes information on what UDL is, how it works, who’s doing it, why it’s significant, downsides, where it’s going, and its implications for teaching and learning.

You can view this rubric to see where you may be in your UDL journey across a spectrum ranging from UDL explorer to UDL idol. Click the link below to download the pdf version of this document.

The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in implementing Universal Design for Learning, developed by CAST. They provide concrete suggestions applicable to any discipline or domain, ensuring all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.

Below is a chart detailing the seven principles of Universal Design applied to Universal Design for Learning with definitions and examples of each: Instruction is accessible and usable by everyone. The design is universally appealing and avoids segregating or stigmatizing any users.

To get started with finding and breaking down barriers, print or download a one-page chart that includes the three UDL principles adapted from CAST. The chart includes some questions to consider and examples of the principles in action.