Nine Concepts of Universal Design1. Equitable Use2. Flexibility in Use3. Simple and Intuitive4. Perceptible Information5. Tolerance for Error6. Minimize Physical Effort7. Appropriate Size and Space8. Create a Community of Learners9. Setting Instructional ClimateLearning Disabilities are hidden handicaps.Biggest challenge? Shoveling off the ramp exampleUniversal Design: What’s good for special needs ends up being good foreveryone.Students need your empathy NOT your sympathy.Must make a paradigm shift: Student is the Problem to Student has a Problem Learned helplessness does NOT equal lazinessStudent feels helpless so stops tryingDifferential Diagnosis-we get no trainingIt’s no longer what we know (content) but how well we can teach content that matters.In high school, students are expected to be generalists: be good at every subject (astronomy to zoology).In high school, different = bad. Also student recognizes that his/her LD is permanent (and may feel depressed). Pervasive GenericImpacts student Different from the general population24/7 Different from each otherCollege does NOT equal one class for all special needs classesIn college and beyond, students can be specialists and LD students can begin to blossom.The irony of Universal Design is that ALL students
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