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.

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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!

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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

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Online Course

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

Presentation

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

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Online Course

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

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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.

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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.