ICDC 001 Fundamentals of Inclusive Design

This course focuses on the rationale for inclusive curricular design—namely, barriers to learning and the impact of these barriers on learners' overall engagement and success. The course content fosters an understanding of the ways that the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework can pose a comprehensive framework for achieving key goals for inclusive design. Participants will reflect on their role as educators in addressing inclusion in their educational practice, and they will discuss approaches for optimizing positive impacts.

ICDC 003 Designing Accessible Digital Learning Materials

This course introduces participants to strategies for constructing accessible digital learning materials for learners. Participants will recall what they have learned about inclusion, learner variability and UDL to consider how accessibility fits into this picture. The course begins with a short overview of accessibility, the legislation that protects it, and includes common guidelines that must be met. Additionally, participants become familiar with the technical skills needed to create accessible Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs. Throughout this course, the participants identify ways to address inclusion in their educational practice—particularly for learners with disabilities.