Tag: universal design
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5th International Congress on Leadership and Improvement in Education
The Innovalab project was presented at the 5th International Congress on Leadership and Improvement in Education – School, Democracy and Change, held in Porto (Portugal) during during May 27, 28 and 29 (https://www.fpce.up.pt/cilme2024/). This international forum was an opportunity to share the project and discuss opportunities to improve teacher training at the university. The aim…
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Design for All and Universal Design: two ways to Accessibility.
A little bit of history* Design for All and Universal design started to consider accessibility from the design and architectural point of view giving an important contribution to the reflection on the meaning of accessibility. These two currents developed almost at the same time in Europe and the USA. The Design for All (DfA) developed…
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UDL And Web Accessibility: An interdependent relationship
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and web accessibility are interdependent concepts because they share the same objective: to eliminate barriers that limit access to education and information for all people (hence the word “universal”), regardless of their abilities, skills or personal characteristics. UDL is a conceptual framework that seeks to design inclusive, flexible and adaptive…