Universal Design for Learning, Accessibility, and Ethical EdTech

Hi Percy. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about UDL and accessibility. I enjoyed reading about your personal experiences, and agree that the UDL approach benefits everyone by giving multiple choices. As you imply, even though we may generally be able, none of us is at our best all of the time. Having flexible options for engaging with content allows us to access it even when we are tired, busy, or needing a different medium of communication.

I also appreciated your thoughts about being a good digital citizen. You have a good point about choosing our words carefully when posting text on the Internet. We have to work extra hard to ensure readers know we are actively reading to understand their perspective since they can’t see all the non-verbal communication we express without thinking. Just like young children who nod at a phone, we’re now the children who have to use more words and ensure inclusive language.