Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for addressing the educational needs of diverse and variable learners in many settings across many stages of life. It is a means to eradicate persistent inequities in education—and it is an even more powerful tool when used as a lens for shaping educational systems, designs, and initiatives.

This year’s Annual Symposium invites experts across a variety of fields to explore more deeply the ways in which UDL can be used as a lens to see the work of teaching and learning. We hope to both highlight the promising ways UDL has already made great practices even better and to co-create a vision for making UDL ubiquitous as a lens for our collective work of designing learning without limits.

The Autism conference provides comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators, other professionals, and families in developing effective educational programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders.

An overview of the special education process, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act laws.

The Symposium is designed to help parents, educators, administrators, and professionals better identify and address mental health and learning disabilities in children and youth.

The Symposium will provide high-quality professional and parenting development regarding:

• Children’s mental health and learning disabilities
• Effective treatment planning 
• Proactive, positive teaching strategies and interventions

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Conference is ADvancing States’ national conference that annually brings together state, federal, and local policymakers as well as leaders who administer, manage, and deliver waiver and other HCBS programs.  The purpose of the HCBS Conference is to share practices and policies that improve state systems delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) for all ages and abilities.

Una descripción general del proceso de educación especial, la Ley de Rehabilitación sección 504 y la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA – por sus siglas en ingles).

The 504 Regulations were first implemented in 1978, and though much has changed in the world since then, the federal requirements for digital accessibility have not kept up. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced new proposed regulations affecting web and mobile app accessibility for public institutions. Once final, these will become mandatory standards for digital access for those entities.

Before the proposed regulations become final, the DOJ provides a 60-day period for the general public to provide input about the proposed regs. This is your chance to have your voice heard in creating federal access requirements!

Learn more about the webinar and submitting your comments.