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Universal design for instruction
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<p>Universal instructional design (UID) or universal design for instruction (UDI) is an educational <a href="/facts/Conceptual_framework/47772FXG">framework</a> for applying <a href="/facts/Universal_design/6zrKpgc3">universal design</a> principles to <a href="/facts/Learning/lehEKRjC">learning</a> environments with a goal toward greater <a href="/facts/Accessibility/hp9gz5GK">accessibility</a> for all students, including <a href="/facts/Disabilities/vr9BPUxo">students with disabilities</a>. UDI involves considering the potential needs of all learners when designing and delivering instruction by identifying and eliminating unnecessary barriers to teaching and learning while maintaining academic rigor. UDI is thus proactive and benefits all students, in contrast to providing accommodations for a specific student (e.g., providing a <a href="/facts/Sign_language/Wjfl9Db6">sign language</a> interpreter for a student who is <a href="/facts/Deaf/PT2xcLaX">deaf</a>). </p>