Universal Design in Higher Education : From Principles to Practice

This second edition of the classic Universal Design in Higher Education is a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute guide for creating fully accessible college and university programs. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded, and it addresses major recent changes in universities and colleges, the law, and technology.

As larger numbers of people with disabilities attend postsecondary educational institutions, there have been comparable greater efforts to make the full array of classes, services, and programs accessible to all students. This revised edition provides both a full survey of those measures and practical guidance for schools as they work to turn the goal of universal accessibility into a reality. As such, it makes an indispensable contribution to the growing body of literature on special education and universal design. This book will be of particular value to university and college administrators, and to special education researchers, teachers, and activists.

Sheryl E. Burgstahler, PhD and affiliate professor in education, founded the Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) and Access Technology Centers at the University of Washington, as well as the Center on Universal Design in Education. Dr. Burgstahler has delivered over two hundred presentations worldwide; is author or coauthor of nine books and more than one hundred articles and book chapters; is editor of five peer-reviewed books and journal issues; and serves on the editorial review panel for the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. Dr. Burgstahler and her projects have received numerous awards, including those from the Association of Higher Education and Disability, the Trace Center, the California State University, Northridge Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, the National Information and Infrastructure Association, and the president of the United States.