News

October 31, 2011: CAST and Vanderbilt University to Lead $10 Million Effort to Improve Middle School Literacy

August 18, 2011: CAST Welcomes International Scholars

July 21, 2011: CAST Mourns Board Co-Chair Sally Bowles

June 15, 2011: CAST Wins Prestigious Grant to Explore More Engaging Standards-Based Instruction

February 22, 2011: New UDL Postdoctoral Fellows Named for 2011-2012 Year

February 2, 2011: UDL Guidelines Version 2.0 Released

February 1, 2011: UDL: Win-Win for Both the Tortoise & the Hare

April 29, 2010: New UDL Postdoctoral Fellows Named for 2010-2011 Year

March 12, 2010: New Film Series Released: "UDL Principles and Practice"

February 22, 2010: UDL Opportunity: Become a UDL Faculty Member

February 5, 2010: UDL Fellowship Program Applications Now Being Accepted

January 12, 2010: First Postdoctoral Fellows Named to Prepare Leaders in UDL

December 3, 2009: CAST Releases Science Writer for Students

November 9, 2009: First Advisory Council Named for National Center on Universal Design for Learning

November 2, 2009: Dr. David Rose Named to National Technology Education Plan (NETP) Working Group

October 19, 2009: CAST Releases Two Free Online UDL Modules for Teachers, Teacher Candidates

October 13, 2009: CAST Establishes national Center on Universal Design for Learning

October 9, 2009: OSEP Funds National Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Center

October 8, 2009: OSEP Funds National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) Center

September 12, 2009: CAST and Boston College to Prepare Leaders in Universal Design for Learning

March 3, 2009: UDL Spotlight Launched in Celebration of CAST's 25th Anniversary

April 23, 2008: CAST and Google Introduce New Literacy Tools UDL Editions, CAST Strategy Tutor 

April 3, 2008: CAST Issues UDL Guidelines to Help Educators Make Curriculum More Inclusive and Effective

March 19, 2008: CAST Releases UDL Curriculum Self-Check

March 3, 2008: CAST to Lead Day of UDL Presentations at 2008 CEC Convention

October 2, 2007:OSEP Funds 15-State Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium 

August 14, 2006: National Standard Published, Facilitates Access to Instructional Materials

August 2, 2006: CAST to NCLB Panel: There's a Way to Leave No Child Behind

July 31, 2006:
CAST Co-Founding Director to Address NCLB Panel

December 13, 2005:CAST and Don Johnston Inc. to Offer UDL Institutes

September 30, 2005: CAST and RFB&D Announce Three Year Partnership Initiative

September 13, 2005: CAST Named 2005 Nonprofit EdNET HERO

May 27, 2005: Thinking Reader Wins Prestigious 2005 Codie Award

March 30, 2005: New Project Aims to Improve Literacy Instruction for Bilingual Students

January 18, 2005: Committee Begins Work to Improve Standard for Accessible K-12 Materials

October 27, 2004: CAST to Lead Two National Centers to Improve, Implement Standard for Accessible Learning Materials

July 28, 2004: New Publishing Standard to Improve Education for Students with Disabilities

CAST's Mission
To expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies.

Did You Know...?
CAST has earned international acclaim for its efforts to make the World Wide Web more accessible to all learners through the development of tools like Bobby and CAST eReader.

A Word about CAST
"CAST...is revolutionizing the way reading is taught."
Robin Ray, Boston Herald family/technology columnist