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Including universal/accessible design content in a course teaching future professionals in a field can contribute to the design of products, environments, and services that are inclusive of diverse users, including those with disabilities. The resources below can help faculty integrate universal/accessible design into their curriculum.

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• Building Capacity to Increase the Participation of People with Disabilities in Engineering

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• Universal Design of Web Pages in Class Projects
• Disability, Accessibility, and Universal Design in the Engineering Curriculum

Access Q&As, Case Studies and Promising Practices

• How can I integrate disability-related topics into the classes that I teach?
• What is universal design?
• What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?
• Why is it important to integrate disability, accessibility, and universal design content into engineering courses?
• How can universal design, disability, and accessibility topics be integrated into the engineering curriculum?
• How can you introduce accessibility topics in engineering courses?
• How can you prepare engineering students to work with people with disabilities?
• How might teaching about universal design help to diversify the engineering student body?
• Teaching ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Accessibility: A Promising Practice for Integrating Accessibility Topics in Computing and IT Courses
• What are some examples of engineering courses that teach about disability, accessibility, or universal design?
• Where can I find examples of engineering senior design projects that help individuals with disabilities?
• Bioengineering Capstone Projects: A Promising Practice in Integrating Universal Design Concepts into Engineering Curriculum
• Making Design Reviews Accessible to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Participants: A Promising Practice in Engineering Education
• Accessible Outdoor Table Design: A Case Study in Teaching Design Students toÌýThink Universally
• How can faculty be encouraged to include accessibility topics in computing curriculum?
• Design Projects That Serve Veterans with Disabilities: A Promising Practice in Teaching How to Design Assistive Technology
• Shaping the Future of Cyberlearning: A Promising Practice for Promoting Accessibility in Cyberlearning Projects
• How can web design teachers learn to incorporate web accessibility in their courses?
• Where can I learn about incorporating accessibility topics in computing/IT courses?
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Explore Examples of SpecificÌýCourses

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  A semester-long, project-based course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) focused on the design and engineering of customized assistive devices for people with disabilities.ÌýAdditional information about PPAT can be found atÌý.
• , at Stanford University, explores the design, development, and use of technology that benefits people with disabilities and older adults.
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  A capstone design course at Duke University thatÌýpairs students with health care professionals to build custom assistive, recreational, or therapeutic devices for people with disabilities in the local community.
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  A capstone at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ thatÌýhas students work in teams to create new applications on cell phones that allow persons with disabilities to accomplish tasks that would be difficult to impossible to do without their applications.
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  This course at the University of North Florida has taught a special topics course focused on engineering innovative adaptive toy technologies to help engage children with disabilities in play.
• Ìý(also know as The Goals and Complexities of Designing All-inclusive, Cutting-edge, Technology Solutions)
  This ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ courseÌýexamines the ways inÌýwhich technology can beÌýboth assistive and a potential barrier. Students are asked to consider the role of technology designers and engineers in designing for equity in a technology-laden society.
• at Olin CollegeÌýis a critical disability studies seminar housed in a design-build studio. Engineers and designers solve problems andÌýask questions—about normalcy, ability, and cultural ideas of the body.Ìý
• Web Design and Development (WebD2)
  A free course curriculum on web design and development that integrates accessibility into lessons on design and site planning, HTML coding, cascading style sheets, JavaScript, and web authoring tools.
• Universal Design of Web Pages in Class Projects
  Strategies for integrating accessible design principles into existing courses.
• Teach Access Tutorial for Accessible Mobile and Web Apps
  This tutorial will help you get a solid footing on accessibility via hands-on exercises and useful reference guides.
• Teaching Accessibility SIGCSE Presentation
  A presentation by Richard Ladner and Matt May about how to teach accessibility.
• Mobile Inclusive Learning Kit
  "MILK" modules are classroom ready educational components that teach students and developers how to create accessible mobile applications, along with demonstrating the importance of creating these apps.
• AP Computer Science Principles Quorum Curriculum
  Accessible curriculum based on the Code.org AP Computer Science Principles curriculum.
• Exploring Computer Science Unit 4 - Quorum Version
  An accessible version of Exploring Computer Science Unit 4 that utilizes the Quorum Programming Language.