{"id":162,"date":"2025-09-19T21:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:01:39","slug":"universal-design-for-learning-accessibility-udla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/universal-design-for-learning-accessibility-udla\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Design for Learning &#038; Accessibility (UDLA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Universal Design for Learning &#038; Accessibility (UDLA)<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/05\/download.gif\" alt=\"Growing plants\" class=\"wp-image-551\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Design flexible, accessible learning experiences that use multiple means of representation for the success of faculty and students.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-scaled.png\" alt=\"An infographic titled 'Universal Design for Learning &amp; Accessibility' illustrates the Explorer level of the Faculty Growth Series. A winding road graphic shows a progression of professional development activities, categorized as Starter, Level-Up, and Power-Up, focused on implementing UDL in education.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/10\/4-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Available Trainings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--2\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--3\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">UDL Check In and Level Up: From One Small Change to a New Mindset: Alex Watkins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=6aa68c1d-d404-4230-a654-b3d4010f9ed8\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--4\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--5\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Blackboard Analytics for Student Success: Manuel Duran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=29e58955-f713-4364-ae14-b3d401180f03\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--6\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--7\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Civic Leadership Simulations &#8211; Preparing Students to Lead in Advocating for Themselves and Their Communities: Bryan Port<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=3dfea336-1ae3-4479-9674-b3d4012046a9\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--8\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--9\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Lessons from the Teaching and Learning Academy: Leveraging Growth Mindset within Universal Design to Foster Community: TLA Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=cf504e84-4ec0-408e-98da-b3d401515a44&amp;start=0.976024\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--10\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--11\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Building Belonging: Three Universal Design for Learning Tools for Neurodiverse Student Support: Stephanie Bogdanich<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=f75124ca-b48a-414c-a9a1-b3d40163c587&amp;start=1.911362\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--12\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--13\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Hands-on, On-campus: Campus as a Living Lab Framework for Sustainability: Amber Orr<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size 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has-medium-font-size\">From Isolation to Connection: Inclusive Strategies for Building Community in Online Environments: Lauren Montagnino<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=9c2867c9-1eb8-4cbe-bed7-b3d4015e9454&amp;start=72.13231\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Session<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-section-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow is-style-section-2--16\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-custom-acc-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-text-annotation--17\">UDL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Your Friend in Accessibility: Blackboard Ally: Sandy Kendell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">1 Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=4bf3b285-a59b-4e93-ae7d-b3d4016935bc\" 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Instructions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Questions? Please contact the Growth Strand Lead:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-profile-box round gb-has-avatar gb-font-size-18 gb-block-profile gb-profile-columns\"><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"gb-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"gb-profile-image-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" class=\"gb-profile-avatar wp-image-296\" src=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/09\/1746582878503.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/09\/1746582878503.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/09\/1746582878503-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/faculty-growth-series\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/09\/1746582878503-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gb-profile-column gb-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"gb-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Alex Watkins<\/h2><p class=\"gb-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Growth Strand Lead<\/p><div class=\"gb-profile-text\">Universal Design for Learning &amp; Accessibility (UDLA)<br><a href=\"mailto:alexandra.watkins@austincc.edu\">alexandra.watkins@austincc.edu<\/a><\/div><ul class=\"gb-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Design flexible, accessible learning experiences that use multiple means of representation for the success of faculty and students. 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