Universal design for learning : what occupational therapy can contribute

Collins, B

Abstract

As an occupational therapist supporting disabled students1
in higher education, I frequently came across barriers that
impacted on students’ ability to succeed in university. I recognised
that many issues were due to an inaccessible educational
environment rather than impairment, that modifications for
diverse learners supported all students and how my occupational
therapy perspective could contribute to affecting institutional
change through promoting and explaining universal design for
learning.
This article presents a perspective on how occupational therapy
could contribute to universal design for learning (UDL), a specific
educational application of universal design. It first explains the
basic principles of UDL and then explores the contribution that
occupational therapy could make to this area and how we could
all benefit from it.

Citation

Collins, B. (2014). Universal design for learning : what occupational therapy can contribute. Occupational therapy now, 16(5), 22 - 23

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jul 10, 2020
• Journal: Occupational Therapy Now
• Print ISSN: 1481-5532
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 22 - 23
• Publisher URL: https://www.caot.ca/document/7348/OTNow_Sept_14.pdf
• Related Public URLs: https://www.caot.ca/site/pd/OTNow?nav=sidebar
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This output is also available at: http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/21426/; Access Information : The issue this article appears in can be freely accessed using the link above.