"Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design explores the ways that educators around the world reduce barriers for students with disabilities and other challenges by planning and implementing accessible, equitable, high-quality curricula. Incorporating key frameworks such as Universal Design for Learning, these dynamic contributions highlight essential supports for flexibility in student engagement, representation of content, and learner action and expression. This comprehensive resource--rich with coverage of foundations, policies, technology applications, accessibility challenges, case studies, and more--leads the way to design and delivery of instruction that meets the needs of learners in varying contexts, from early childhood through adulthood"-- Provided by publisher.

Section 1. Foundations of universal design for learning, accessibility, and curricular quality -- Section 2 Policies and Structures for Reducing Learning Barriers -- Section 3 Inclusive Classroom Design and Instructional Strategies -- Section 4 Technology Innovations for Inclusive Learning -- Section 5 Issues in the Design of Accessible Instructional Materials -- Section 6 Current Research and Evaluation in Inclusive Learning Around the World -- Section 7 Inclusive Instructional Design Cases -- Section 8 Future Directions -- List of contributors -- Index.