Universal Design in Higher Education: From Principles to Practice

by Sheryl E. Burgstahler (Editor), Michael K. Young (Foreword)

This second edition of the classic Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide for creating fully accessible college and university programs. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded, and it addresses major recent changes in universities and colleges, the law, and technology.

As larger numbers of people with disabilities attend postsecondary educational institutions, there have been comparable greater efforts to make the full array of classes, services, and programs accessible to all students. This revised edition provides both a full survey of those measures and practical guidance for schools as they work to turn the goal of universal accessibility into a reality. As such, it makes an indispensable contribution to the growing body of literature on special education and universal design. This book will be of particular value to university and college administrators, and to special education researchers, teachers, and activists.

Genres: Research, Disability, Nonfiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated not based on if I’d read again (and tbh, I probably will) but based on content. Every higher education professional needs to read this book. Accessible doesn’t always mean equitable. Everyone is different - backgrounds, living situations, economic stability, mental health, physical health, gender, ethnicity, etc. … why should we teach a “one size fits all” model when we know it doesn’t work for a majority of our students?!

[E23944 e23944 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated as part of a core class on Universal Design. Found this book to be useful on how to create and test website or web applications for user ability in testing standards for W3C guidelines, WCAG guidelines, Section 508 guidelines, and how to apply them. This text was suggested reading with the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign class named “Accessibility to Inclusive Design” on Coursera.

[Alisha White · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone in higher education who is interested in implementing Universal Design for course design or program policy and practices. Edited book with chapters introducing UD principles and strategies for implementation, as well as sections with reports from practitioners focused on instruction, student services and physical spaces, and promoting UD within institutions.

[Лариса · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful text for the application of UD principles to higher education. I wish it had a little bit more of a disability justice lens, but it is a very good resource nonetheless.

[CEHD at the U of M]

Martha Thurlow and Christopher Johnstone, contributors.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The charts were especially useful to give concrete ideas to abstract theories.