Appendix: Redesign or Accommodation Activity Guidelines

About the “Redesign or Accommodation” activity

We have grounded the “Redesign or Accommodation?” activity in the student-centeredness of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – a framework that recognizes that we cannot design learning experiences for a singular type of student.

“Redesign or Accommodation?” also incorporates the humanizing-element of student “Personas,” some who you will recognize from within the Accessibility Toolkit. Each participant adopts a Persona and advocates from that student’s perspective when presented with a Scenario that is based on common or recurring components of course delivery.

In facilitated discussions, participants identify any potential barriers that the Scenario presents for their Persona-selves, consider what accommodations to address the barrier would look like—and if their Persona would even qualify to receive one, and then determine if the barrier/s could be avoided entirely by applying a UDL-based redesign to the course components in question.

We have created several Scenarios for this activity,  but we also recommend you try running  scenarios arising from your own practice and within your own institution against your Persona-based selves; it may help you to proactively identify and address barriers before they affect your students.

Attached are the assorted “Redesign or Accommodation?” activity materials.

Redesign or Accommodation Activity Guidelines [PDF]

Redesign or Accommodation Scenarios [PDF]

Redesign or Accommodation Persona Cards (Detailed) [PDF]

Persona Cards for Printing [PDF]

Thank you to the University of PEI for having developed and contributed 4 new Persona additions to the “Redesign or Accommodation?” activity:  Alex, Khaleed,  Maridee and Natalie. These new additions were a collaborative development between UPEI’s Accessibility Services and the E-Learning Office.

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