This brief communication introduces the regulatory and ethical requirements of accessible learning design, Designing for Diverse Learners project. is a call to action, asking educators share, support help develop guidance.

Science instruction is a critical aspect of early learning. Teachers can support young children’s learning about scientific concepts through the use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, which proactive approach to instructional planning that helps ensure success all learners. This teaching techniques article offers preschool teachers practical solutions implementing in UDL framework s...

This paper explores the theories and practices underpinning Virtual Immersion, a discount technique proposed to help designers gain deep understanding of, and empathise with, their users. Four essential elements to this technique are identified and empirical evidence for its usefulness is provided. A study is reported in which the technique was applied to establishing design requirements for a ...

Despite recent efforts to increase the numbers of females in engineering courses, the proportion has plateaued at an average ofless than 20%. To increase the proportion further many believe that the way engineering courses are structured and presentedmust be changed. Demand for change in engineering education is also coming from a number of other directions as has beendemonstrated i...

UNLABELLED The first sentence of the Abstract should follow the word "Abstract." on the same line. The abstract should be clear, descriptive, self-explanatory and no longer than 200 words. It should also be suitable for publication in abstracting services. Do not include references or formulae in the abstract. This study reports the work of the Inclusive Design research project conducted with a...

The tendency of computer use spreading out into more and more areas of life has the potential to bring benefits to people’s lives. Examples are electronic government services in areas such as public health or social assistance. The same phenomenon, however, could leave behind people who face different barriers regarding the access to those services, for example people with disabilities, low lit...

Information and Communication Technology has the potential of benefiting citizens, allowing access to knowledge, communication and collaboration, and thus promoting the process of constitution of a fairer society. The design of systems that make sense to the users’ community and that respect their diversity demands socio-technical views and an in-depth analysis of the involved parties. The auth...

This paper considers appropriate research methodologies for the development of Universal Usability. It is written from the viewpoint of research which has the long term objective of developing technological systems for everyone, including people with disabilities. It considers whether new research paradigms are appropriate and how they are different from those used within traditional technologi...

The aim of inclusive product design is to successfully integrate a broad range of diverse human factors in the product development process with the intention of making products accessible to and usable by the largest possible group of users (Kirisci, Thoben et al. 2011). However, the main barriers for adopting inclusive product design include technical complexity, lack of time, lack of knowledg...