The Center for Universal Design in Education

Promising Practices

The following 25 articles highlight practices that show promise for addressing the needs of all students through the application of universal design.

• A Smart Board in the Classroom: A Promising Practice for Engaging Students
• AccessIT Web Design & Development: A Promising Practice in Integrating Accessibility Topics into Curriculum
• Boston Public Schools Access Technology Center: A Promising Practice of Universal Design
• Canfield Middle School: A Promising Practice in Motivating Math Students with Technology
• Captain Strong Elementary: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Learning Differences
• Classroom Performance System: A Promising Practice in Engaging All Students
• DASA and Campus Accessibility: A Promising Practice of a Student Organization
• Digital Frog International: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Educational Software
• Faculty Learning Communities: A Promising Practice in Faculty Development
• Fife School District: A Promising Practice to Maximize Outcomes of Professional Development for Teachers
• GALL Laboratory: A Promising Practice in Applying Problem-Based Learning
• Garfield-Palouse High School: A Promising Practice in Creating an Inclusive High School Science Lab
• Homeland Security 508 Compliance Office: A Promising Practice in Promoting Accessible IT
• Integrating Woodshop, Technology and Reading: A Promising Practice in Team-Teaching
• IT + AT: A Promising Practice in Creating a Technology-Rich Experience for All Students
• Kennewick Elementary School: A Promising Practice in Using Technology to Improve Teaching
• Maplewood Middle School: A Promising Practice in Integrating Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
• MAR*TEC Techno-Briefs: A Promising Practice on Explaining Technology Accessibility to Educators
• MESA: A Promising Practice in Making Math and Science Curriculum Accessible
• Orofino High School: A Promising Practice for Hands-On Science for Everyone
• OSTA: A Promising Practice of a Professional Organization Promoting Accessible Science
• Phoenix Reading Project at Sugar-Salem High School: A Promising Practice in Using Scan/Read Software
• The Signing Science Dictionary Project: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Science Dictionary
• The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities
• The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in User Group Support for Web Accessibility

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