Curriculum Transformation and Disability

A New Publication for Disability Service Providers

by Jeanne L. Higbee

The University of Minnesota General College's Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy (CRDEUL) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Curriculum Transformation and Disability: Implementing Universal Design in Higher Education. The book is downloadable, free of charge, from the Center's web site, www.gen.umn.edu/research/crdeul. The faculty and staff development activities that created the impetus for this book were funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education.

The first section of the book serves as an introduction to the concepts of Universal Design and Universal Instructional Design. In the next section, faculty members from a broad range of disciplines, including anthropology, English composition, mathematics, psychology, history, and biology, provide concrete examples of how they have transformed their teaching in order to provide universal access for all students. The third section of the book focuses on student support services such as first-year experience programs, residence life, learning centers, counseling centers, and disability services. The book concludes with a section on resources, including chapters on technology and web design. The appendices provide a list of assistive technologies and an extensive bibliography.

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