Empowering access: Integrating multiple means of engagement when teaching accessible design principles

• Published in: Education and information technologies Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 12661 - 12680
• Main Authors: Adler, Rachel F., Kletenik, Devorah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Access to Education; Accessibility (for Disabled); Blindness; Classroom Environment; Classrooms; Cognitive style; College students; Color; Color blindness; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Software; Computers and Education; Digital literacy; Disability; Education; Educational Needs; Educational Technology; Executive function; Games; Handicapped accessibility; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Instructional design; Instructional Materials; Learner Engagement; Learning; Learning Motivation; Learning Processes; Pedagogy; People with disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Reflection; Service Learning; Simulation; Software; Student Interests; Student Motivation; Teaching; Teaching Methods; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Computing education; Engagement; Computer games; Accessible design
• ISSN: 1360-2357; 1573-7608
• DOI: 10.1007/s10639-025-13324-y

Although digital accessibility topics are increasingly gaining inclusion in university computing classrooms, many instructors still encounter difficulties in engaging students with this subject. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework, a pedagogical approach that emphasizes multiple means...