Interactive UDL Companion

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https://www.openaccess-ca.org/interactiveudlcompanion
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Open Access, Placer County SELPA
Relevant categories:
Disabilities Intervention Special Education
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Overview

The Interactive UDL Companion is a dynamic tool that helps educators apply Universal Design for Learning in practice. By offering concrete strategies and examples across engagement, representation, and action and expression, it supports intentional lesson design that addresses diverse learner needs and promotes inclusive, flexible instruction.

  Keywords: Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Inclusion, Neurodiversity, Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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Added on 6/2/2026   ·   Last updated on 6/2/2026