The Center for Universal Design in Education operationalizes the combination of these principles and guidelines to create strategies for applying UD to educational products and environments.
The original seven Principles of Universal Design for products and environments established by the Center for Universal Design follow.
Principle 1: Equitable Use
Principle 2: Flexibility in Use
Principle 3: Simple and Intuitive
Principle 4: Perceptible Information
Principle 5: Tolerance for Error
Principle 6: Low Physical Effort
Principle 7: Size and Space for Approach and Use
The more specific Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides "a framework for designing curricula that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning. UDL provides rich supports for learning and reduces barriers to the curriculum while maintaining high achievement standards for all. UDL guidelines encourage curriculum designers to provide the student with options with respect to the following.
UDL 1: Perception
UDL 2: Language, Expressions, Symbolism
UDL 3: Comprehension
UDL 4: Physical Action
UDL 5: Expressive Skills and Fluency
UDL 6: Executive Functions
UDL 7: Recruiting Interest
UDL 8: Sustaining Effort and Persistence
UDL 9: Self-Regulation
The University of Connecticut researchers and practitioners propose seven principles that set a successful implementation of Universal Design for Instruction. Four (4) of them address the materials and activities that should be used and three define the learning environment. UID specifies that the material and activities should be:
1: accessible and fair,
2: flexible,
3: straightforward and consistent and
4: explicit, while the learning environment should:
5: be supportive,
6: minimize unnecessary physical effort, and
7: accommodate students and multiple teaching methods.
Universal Design for Instruction includes two more principles related to the delivery environment:
8: Tolerance for Error
9: Size and Space for Approach and Use