University Websites
Post-Secondary Professional Organizations
General Professional Organizations
Universal Design
University Websites
De Paul University: http://studentaffairs.depaul.edu/csd/
DePaul's Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) coordinates DePaul University's provision of accommodations and other services to students with documented disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. CSD regularly works with students diagnosed with a range of disabilities such as learning disabilities, AD/HD, autism spectrum, medical conditions, chronic illness, mental health disorders, and physical and sensory impairments, amongst others.
San Jose State University: http://www.sjsu.edu/cfd/
The mission of the Center for Faculty Development is to support the University’s mission of enriching lives of students through their contact with faculty members who effectively combine teaching, scholarship, and service and to help create a campus culture that values and supports excellence in teaching, learning, and research. Faculty Development at San Jose State University includes support, resources and services that enable faculty to achieve excellence, integration, and satisfaction in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service across their career lifespan.
North Carolina State University: http://www.design/ncsu.edu
Official website of the Center for Universal Design (CUD), a national information, technical assistance, and research center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments, and products.
University of Arkansas: http://www.ualr.edu/pace/
Official website of Project PACE, a program of the Disability Resource Center in collaboration with faculty, staff and administrators at UALR. The mission is to create usable, sustainable, equitable, and inclusive learning environments.
University of Connecticut: http://www.cped.uconn.edu
Official website of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, a national leader in promoting access to postsecondary education for students with disabilities, including research-based evidence and professional training to inform the field and advance opportunities for students.
University of Minnesota: https://diversity.umn.edu/disability and http://www.cehd.umn.edu/passit
The University of Minnesota Disability Services webpage offers a variety of definitions and resource examples pertaining to Universal Desgin within a higher education setting. PASS IT seeks to address a compelling need in higher education by developing a corps of trainers to facilitate professional development workshops in the implementation of Universal Design (UD) and Universal Instructional Design (UID) in higher education. The book Pedagogy and Student Services for Institutional Transformation: Implementing Universal Design in Higher Education is available at this website.
University of Washington: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/postsec.html
Official website of AccessCollege: Postsecondary education and students with disabilities, which houses a number of other website resources designed to help faculty, administrators, and staff create accessible environments, programs, and resources for students with disabilities and to help students with disabilities prepare for and succeed in college.
Post-Secondary Professional Organizations
Association on Higher Education and Disability: http://www.ahead.org/
Official website of the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education. AHEAD dynamically addresses current and emerging issues with respect to disability, education, and accessibility to achieve universal access.
Higher Education and the Handicapped: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/
Official website of HEATH Resource Center, an online clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities, including educational disability support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, accessing college or university campuses, career-technical schools, and other postsecondary entities.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD): http://www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm
A network of interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities.
General Professional Organizations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: http://asha.org
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is committed to ensuring that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders receive services to help them communicate effectively.
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology): http://www.cast.org/index.html
CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning.
Learning Disabilities Association of America: http://www.ldanatl.org/
LDA provides support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals, by providing cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources.
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): http://www.cec.sped.org/
CEC is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
International Dyslexia Association (IDA): http://www.interdys.org
IDA is an international organization that concerns itself with the complex issues of dyslexia. The membership consists of a variety of professionals in partnership with dyslexics and their families. The IDA actively promotes effective teaching approaches and related clinical educational intervention strategies for dyslexics.
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities: http://www.ldonline.org
LD OnLine is a website on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. The website provides accurate and up-to-date information and advice about learning disabilities and ADHD, featuring hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
Universal Design
Universal Design Education Online: http://www.udeducation.org/
This site supports educators and students in their teaching and study of universal design. Universal design is an approach to the design of all products and environments to be as usable as possible by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability, or situation.