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The Centre for Global Citizenship Education and Inclusion (GCEI) and the Centre for Accessible Learning and Counselling Services (CALCS) created this guide to provide course designers and faculty with a variety of inclusive teaching strategies and available tools grounded in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. These principles recognize diversity among students and that a one-size-fits-all approach to education creates barriers to participation and academic success. This is especially true for many students who have disabilities that impact their learning experiences in various ways. UDL strives to design learning environments that enable equitable participation of all students through flexible routes for learning^[1], protect students’ rights to equal opportunities and support academic success for all students. 

This guide complements the UDL Standard at Centennial College, which highlights ten UDL-based strategies that curriculum designers, instructional designers, and faculty can prioritize to create inclusive learning environments for all students.

View the PDF version of the UDL Standard at Centennial College

We designed this guide to help you to:

• Identify known barriers for students with disabilities at Centennial College;
• Become more knowledgeable and confident in using UDL strategies to prevent these barriers; and,
• Locate and use course design and delivery tools at Centennial College that are available to all faculty and course designers

You can navigate through this guide in three different ways: using the next/previous button, the contents menu, or the search bar. Watch the next video for a demo.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about upcoming workshop opportunities, visit UDL at Centennial or contact Jenny Clement, Accessibility and UDL Lead, at jclement@centennialcollege.ca