Universal Design for Learning  
       and its Role in Ensuring Access to  
       Inclusive  Education for All  
        
       A Technical Paper by  the International Disability 
       Alliance  
        
        
        
        
           
           
                  
                          
                  
                 This  technical  paper h  as  been  developed  under t  he IDA Inclusive Education  Flagship  
                 Initiative, led  by  the IDA Inclusive Education  Task Team,   funded   by   the UK’s   Foreign   
                 Commonwealth  and  Development  Office and  with  support  from  Inclusive Futures. 
                 We are grateful  to Paula  Frederica  Hunt  and  Ana  Matilde Neves  for  their  expertise 
                 and  support  with  the drafting  of  this  paper.  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                                  
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                 Please cite this work as:  
                 International  Disability Alliance (IDA).  Universal  Design  for  Learning  and  its Role  in  
                 Ensuring A  ccess to  Inclusive  Education  for  All,  2021.  
                  
                 This  material  has  been  funded  by  UK Ai   d  and  Inclusive Futures;  however,  the views  
                 expressed  do not  necessarily  reflect  the views  of  financial  partners.  
                  
                 Cover  photo:  Inclusive classroom  in  Graz,  Austria  (2015).  Photo credit:  Inclusion  
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                   Acronyms  
                    
                   3D                 Three  dimensional    
                   CAST               Center fo    r  Applied  Special  Technology  
                   CRPD               Convention  on  the Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  
                   D4A                Design  for  all  
                   GC4                General  Comment  nº4  
                   IDA                International  Disability  Alliance  
                   MOOC               Massive Open  Online Course  
                   OPDs               Organizations  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  
                   SDG4               Sustainable Development  Goal  nº4  
                   ToR                Terms  of  Reference  
                   UD                 Universal  Design  
                   UDL                Universal  Design  for  Learning  
                   UNESCO             United  Nations  Educational,  Scientific  and  Cultural  Organization  
                   UNICEF             United  Nations   Children’s   Fund    
                   USA                United  States  of  America  
                   USAID              United  States  Agency  for  International  Development  
                    
                                                          
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