ERIC Number: EJ1188975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1522-7502
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Taking an Expansive View of Accessibility: The Writing Center at Metropolitan State University of Denver
Kleinfeld, Elizabeth
Composition Forum, v39 Sum 2018
The Writing Center at Metropolitan State University of Denver, which serves a diverse population, rejects the accommodation model, which depends upon disclosure of difference, in favor of the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which assumes difference exists and plans in advance for it. Hiring, tutoring, space design, and marketing efforts have been aligned with principles of UDL in an effort to make the Writing Center accessible to people with a wide range of (dis)abilities, including linguistic diversity, social anxiety, and gaps in academic literacy.
Descriptors: State Universities, Writing (Composition), Laboratories, Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Tutoring, Educational Facilities Design, Marketing, Teacher Selection, Peer Teaching
Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition. e-mail: cf@compositionforum.com; Web site: http://compositionforum.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado (Denver)
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