Universal Design
Collection of OLET Accessibility & Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Resources
In this site you will find a curated collection of resources provided by the OLET team or from other departments at LBCC as well as other external sources to offer the best practices, tutorials and more on Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Universal Design Resources
What is Universal Design?
Universal Design (UD), also known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn (Center for Applied Special Technology).
If you have never heard of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) check out this video, UDL at a Glance. Here are the UDL Guidelines with details. The Goal of UDL is to create Learner Agency.
LBCC Accessibility Resources
- DSPS Instructor Resources
- Making Digital Materials Accessible: A Beginner’s Guide
- OLET Captioning Request (Canvas Site- Requires LBCC ID & Logon information)
- Zoom Video Lecture Tips (for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Accessibility)
- Overview of Accessibility Tools for Online Teaching (Workshop)
Accessibility Checker Tools
- NEW Pope Tech Dashboard: Training Guides & Videos
- Pope Tech: Pope Tech Introduction
- Pope Tech: Using Pope Tech Accessibility Tool from @One
- Blackboard Ally: Instructor Quick Start Guide
- Blackboard Ally: Instructor Support Videos
- Blackboard Ally: Student Quick Start Guide
- How to Use Canvas Accessibility Checker
OLET Accessibility Self-Paced Trainings
- The 10-Day Accessibility Challenge (Canvas Site- Requires LBCC ID & Logon information)
- PDF Accessibility Tutorial (Canvas Site- Requires LBCC ID & Logon information)
- MS Word Accessibility Tutorial
- MS PowerPoint Accessibility Tutorial (Canvas Site- Requires LBCC ID & Logon information)