Universal Design for Learning: Guidelines for Accessible Online Instruction

Adult Learning

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 20-31

  Rogers Shaw, Carol ^a   Carr Chellman, Davin J ^b   Choi, Jinhee ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility; adult learners; epistemology; online learning; UDL

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071655467     PISSN: 10451595     EISSN: 21624070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045159517735530     Document Type: Article

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