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A Survey Evaluating Perceptions of Universal Design Practices Among Health Professions Educators
Laura VanPuymbrouck1, Kathryn A Solka2, Paria Mirmonsef2
1Department of Occupational Therapy, Rush University, 600 S. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60612 USA.
Purpose:
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational approach that aims to promote access to information and a method for supporting students, whether they identify as having a disability or not. There is little evidence of UDL approaches being incorporated into health professions programming.
Materials And Methods:
This survey-based study evaluated health professions faculty and administrators from 30 institutions regarding their perceptions and understanding of UDL principles and availability of UDL resources.
Results:
At least 88.2% (45/51) of respondents indicated it was important/very important to give students access to information using different modalities, adjustable formats, and assistive technologies. Over half (54.9%; 28/51) indicated faculty are primarily responsible for ensuring access to UDL resources. However, 80.4% (41/51) indicated increased faculty workload is a barrier to maximizing UDL resources. Many (60.8%; 31/51) agreed/strongly agreed that maximizing UDL resources is prioritized by their institutions, but only 39.2% (20/51) agreed/strongly agreed their institution provided sufficient financial/human resources.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest there is disparity between the interest for and institutional support of UDL resources. This study underscores the need for health professions programming related to education and implementation of UDL principles within existing curricula to proactively support all students in an inclusive manner.
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