Universal Instructional Design: promoting Universal Access While Facilitating Compliance With Disability Laws

• Linda K Enghagen ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Massachusetts System

     University of Massachusetts System

     City of Boston, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of hospitality and tourism education, ISSN 1096-3758, Vol. 16, Nº. 2, 2004, págs. 43-49
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Universal instructional design focuses on the goal of providing universal access to education through the utilization of instructional and course design strategies that accommodate the needs of students with disabilities. Despite a thirty-five year history of laws prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities as well as laws requiring educational institutions to provide accommodations for such persons, recent cases demonstrate that stereotypes and discrimination persist. While not created for the purpose of facilitating compliance with disability law, universal instructional design strategies offer many benefits one of which is the pragmatic benefit of facilitating compliance with disability law.