ERIC Number: EJ1040544
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 31
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Applying Universal Design to Disability Service Provision: Outcome Analysis of a Universal Design (UD) Audit
Beck, Tanja; Diaz del Castillo, Patricia; Fovet, Frederic; Mole, Heather; Noga, Brodie
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v27 n2 p209-222 Sum 2014
This article presents out an outcome analysis of a Universal Design (UD) audit to the various professional facets of a disability service (DS) provider's office on a large North American campus. The context of the audit is a broad campus-wide drive to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in teaching practices. In an effort for consistency and transparency, the DS staff decided to apply the principles of UDL that were being promoted to the very core of the user interface. The authors' hypothesis is that DS providers themselves create environmental and procedural barriers and that, as promoters of barrier free access, they must carefully examine their professional framework. The data analyzed in the audit was qualitative and has been collected from unit staff and service users over a one year period.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Audits (Verification), Disabilities, Student Personnel Services, Colleges, Qualitative Research, Barriers, Documentation, Meetings, Outreach Programs, College Faculty, Resources, Change, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: North America

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