ABSTRACT
Inclusive learning is a global issue, as educators and designers of instruction work to reduce learning barriers for students with disabilities and other varying learner challenges. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and similar approaches are used by educators around the world as part of teaching and learning in K-12, higher education, and other educational contexts. This final chapter in Universal Access Through Inclusive Instructional Design: International Perspectives on UDL discusses key themes relating to inclusive instructional design ideas from 85 educators in over 15 countries, including Jamaica, Chile, Spain, England, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Israel, South Africa, India, Thailand, Philippines, China, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the US. Looking to the future, digital communication advances can enable education professionals from around the world to discuss, share and work together to address challenges of educational inequity, exclusion, and injustice through the global sharing of ideas, resources and solutions.
