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Explore our collection of tips, articles, and resources crafted to empower educators and families in creating inclusive learning environments. From quick tips to in-depth research, our free resources offer insight into the education landscape. Discover new strategies and effective resources on inclusive education.

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  1. How to Provide Accessibility Guidance to Vendors
    Vendors and developers of digital learning materials and technologies can benefit from accessibility guidance.
  2. How to Vet Digital Materials for Accessibility
    These questions are meant to help you evaluate the accessibility of digital educational materials prior to selection and procurement.
  3. How to Understand the VPAT®
    Explore a sample Accessibility Conformance Report with tips on how to interpret and use the information provided in each section.
  4. How to Personalize the Writing Experience
    Learn about free or low cost tools to support learners at each step of the writing process.
  5. How to Personalize the Reading Experience
    Learn how to use the many options built into web browsers and e-readers to customize the presentation of information.
  6. The Learning Experience – Du, Sie, and the “Universal”: Translating UDL Across Cultures
    June 9, 2026
    Our guests discuss how translating CAST UDL Guidelines 3.0 is never just language, it’s culture, identity, and "linguistic habitus".
    CAST: The Learning Experience, featuring logo illustration with a doodle of a brain attached to a microphone.
  7. UDL Guidelines 3.0: A Community-Driven, Research-Based Process Toward Fulfilling the Promise of Universal Design for Learning
    May 5, 2026
    This article describes the development of the four-year, community-driven, research-based process to update the CAST UDL Guidelines.
    Web designer reviewing screen designs
  8. The Learning Experience, S5 E9 – From Awareness to Action: Advancing Accessibility for Everyone
    May 5, 2026
    Dr. Wendy Velez-Torres, an accessibility expert and recent PhD grad, discusses her passion, career journey, and impactful research.
    Head shot of Dr. Wendy Velez-Torres
  9. The Learning Experience, S5 E8: Exploring Perspectives of Accessibility and Universal Design Learning in Educational Technology
    April 6, 2026
    We go behind the scenes of a CAST-led focus group exploring accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in educational technology.
  10. The Learning Experience, S5 Bonus 2: 2025 David Rose UDL Research Award Recipient: Anya Evmenova
    March 19, 2026
    We chat with Anya Evmenova, recipient of the 2025 David Rose UDL Research Award about her work advancing UDL through research and practice.