Teaching Resources for Faculty and Instructors

Universal design helps faculty teach diverse students by helping them create flexible curricula:

• Get some fast facts from Ohio State
• Watch the HBCU Disability Consortium's webinar about universal design
• Read details about universal design at DO-IT's Faculty Center, with specific ideas about course components
• Check our recommended reading list on this website
• Make your online course more accessible with tips from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock

If you want to learn more about the disability accommodations process:

• Fast facts about accommodations from Bowdoin College
• Determine essential components of your course with help from Brown University - accommodations cannot compromise essential components of courses

Want some new perspectives on disability?

• Learn about the field of disability studies from the Society for Disability Studies
• Learn about person-first language and why some disabled people are using "identity-first" language; also check out the National Center on Disability and Journalism's new style guide about disability language 
• Know that many people with learning, neurological, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities are joining the neurodiversity movement

Interested in learning more about disability and higher education?  Check out AHEAD or sign up for the DREAM weekly email on disability and higher education.

Have a question that isn't answered here, or a problem requiring assistance? Contact the National Center for College Students with Disabilities.