Universal Design at Cabrini University

I intend to share the knowledge I gain from researching the principles of Universal Design

for Learning and differentiated instruction. As an employee in Cabrini’s Disability Resource 

Center, I will incorporate my knowledge of assistive technologies employed as 

accommodations to decrease learning barriers and increase learning flexibility for Cabrini 

students with various learning, physical, and psychological needs. Through my interaction 

with Cabrini DRC students, I am convinced that the implementation of UDL is critical for

their academic success. UDL’s goals of providing a customizable, student centered

approach to curriculum design in order to give all students an equal opportunity to learn

inform everything that I do for Cabrini’s diverse learners (Dell, Newton, Petroff, 2012). My

new understanding of the principles of UDL as offering multiple means of representation,

expression, and engagement, clarified for me the larger scope and meaning of the 

accommodations that I help provide for our students (Dell et al.). The following cartoon 

cleverly illustrates the mission of Cabrini's DRC  as we strive to promote UDL principles to 

level the playing field for ALL learners.

                                                        References

Dell, A., Newton, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Assistive technology in the classroom. Boston, 

      MA: Pearson Education Inc.