Explore the unique ways UDL can enhance and improve the most cutting-edge practices in education today.
UDL-Con: International is the global event dedicated to advancing Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life.
On July 22-23, 2025, we invite educators, school and district administrators, instructional designers, researchers, and innovators to gather at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., and online, for an unforgettable experience exploring the transformative power of Universal Design for Learning.
Be inspired by visionary keynotes from Cathleen Beachboard, Carol Allen, Andratesha Fritzgerald, and Luis Pérez. With dozens of thought-provoking discussions and hands-on workshops, this year’s event promises to deliver actionable strategies to create inclusive learning environments for every student. Don’t miss the chance to explore innovative strategies, tools, and practices that ensure learning is engaging, and accessible for all.
This year, for the first time, CAST’s Annual Symposium and the UDL-IRN Summit are joining forces to create the world’s largest International UDL Convention. We are excited to bring together these two events to develop and explore how UDL can be used around the world to break down barriers to learning.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. It is a means to eradicate persistent inequities in education, informed by the educators who use it and their students.
Explore the unique ways UDL can enhance and improve the most cutting-edge practices in education today.
Be inspired to use UDL as a framework for designing and pulling together multiple initiatives across a school, university, or workplace.
Consider the crosswalks of UDL and other promising educational frameworks.
Imagine innovative policies and practices that complement and advance the goals of UDL.
Challenge their own assumptions about teaching, instructional, and learning.