
About CAST
CAST is a multifaceted organization with a singular ambition: Bust the barriers to learning that millions of people experience every day. We do this by helping educators and organizations apply insights from the learning sciences and leading-edge practices to educational design and implementation.

Through the Lens of UDL
This year's Symposium will be a hybrid event held live in-person at the Westin Denver Downtown & online Monday, July 31 – Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Registration coming soon!

UDL your way
We're celebrating a decade of bringing together thousands of educators from around the globe to network, collaborate, research, share, and learn together about UDL. Join us in-person or virtually March 14–15, 2023 in Orlando, FL and online.
Upcoming Learning Events

UDL101: Introduction to Universal Design for Learning
This online course is designed for anyone interested in the application of UDL in the classroom.Monday, January 30 – Monday, April 24, 2023

Find CAST at ATIA 2023
Visit our CAST of Characters at ATIA 2023, a community gathering for assistive technology practitioners, teachers, parents and caregivers, persons with disabilities and more to learn, network and share on the best in assistive technology.Tuesday, January 31 – Saturday, February 4, 2023

Universal Design for Learning in Postsecondary Education
Designed exclusively for higher education, this course includes strategies to remove barriers to learning for postsecondary students.Monday, February 27 – Friday, April 21, 2023
Stories From Our Work

CAST Partners with New Hampshire Prisons to Apply UDL to “Choose Love” Curriculum
What happens when we redesign a curriculum to meet the needs of incarcerated adult learners?

CAST Teams Up with Rural California Schools to Build Bridges for Learning & Healing
We're supporting districts in northern California to recover after learning loss as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded with the devastating wildfires in that region.

World Vision, Illustrative Math Use CAST Curriculum Review to Make Learning More Accessible
We partner with organizations designing learning experiences and materials to review and provide support in making their products more accessible and universally designed.
News from CAST

Digital Promise & CAST Announce New UDL Product Certification
The Product Certification serves as a signal to district leaders for edtech products that enable meaningful participation from all students.Tuesday, January 17, 2023

New Hampshire UDL Innovation Network Year 5 Report Released
The groundbreaking partnership with CAST and the New Hampshire Education Department trains local educators in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.Friday, January 6, 2023

To the CAST Community
As we wrap up another great year at CAST, CEO Lindsay E. Jones shares some of the highlights from 2022.Saturday, December 31, 2022