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Author(s) -
Coombs Norman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
disability compliance for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-8001
pISSN - 1086-1335
DOI - 10.1002/dhe.30063
Subject(s) - usable , universal design , universal design for learning , wheelchair , computer science , online course , population , architecture , multimedia , human–computer interaction , engineering management , engineering , world wide web , mathematics education , psychology , sociology , geography , demography , archaeology , machine learning
Ronald Mace earned a degree in architecture from North Carolina State University in 1966, where, as a wheelchair user, he encountered many barriers. He believed that instead of modifying specific facilities to meet the needs of certain users, all facilities should be designed to accommodate as broad a population as possible, according to the Center for Universal Design. The goal of universal design when applied to education is to make learning inclusive for all students, not just those with disabilities. It is an approach to designing all products and services to be usable by students with the widest possible range of both functional (physical) capabilities and different learning styles.