UDL Express

UDL Express offers a quick, practical way to make course materials more accessible and inclusive. The series focuses on small, evidence-informed design choices that enhance digital course content and support a wide range of learners. Whether you’re creating materials in Word, PowerPoint, or Quercus, these short sessions emphasize changes that are easy to apply and meaningful in impact.

Explore current and past UDL Express series:

MOVE into Accessibility (2026): Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement.
SLIDE into Accessibility (2025): Styles, Links, Images, Design, and Evaluation.

MOVE into Accessibility (Summer 2026)

In Summer 2026, UDL Express will offer a four-part synchronous workshop series introducing the MOVE framework—Meaning, Organization, Versatility, and Engagement. MOVE is a purpose-first framework for reviewing and improving the accessibility of digital course content. Each 30-minute session focuses on one design check, with opportunities to apply ideas in real time. All sessions run from 11:30 am–12 pm (ET) on Zoom. Register for individual sessions using the buttons below and explore session recordings, key takeaways, and resources as they become available.

Meaning

Make intent clear. Help learners understand what something is, why it matters, and what to do next through descriptive links, meaningful alt text, plain language, and contextual support.

Organization

Make the structure obvious. Use headings, chunking, lists, and clear page or module overviews to help learners find information and navigate learning with confidence.

Versatility

Make materials work across contexts. Check contrast, captions, file formats, and mobile usability so course materials function well across devices, tools, and learning environments.

Engagement

Make learning welcoming and motivating. Incorporate inclusive examples, small choices, and brief reflection prompts that invite participation and support learner connection.

Meaning

Explore practical strategies for making course content easier to understand and act on. Watch the Meaning highlight video (06:56) to learn how descriptive links, meaningful alt text, captions, transcripts, and clear labels can help learners understand the purpose of course content and what to do next. Download the Meaning slide deck (PDF) for future reference.

What ideas were explored?

Accessibility is not only about access to content; it is also about helping learners understand purpose and meaning.
Descriptive links, meaningful alt text, captions, and clear labels help learners understand what something is and what to do next.
Meaning is contextual. The same image, link, or resource may need different descriptions depending on its instructional purpose.
Meaningful file names, headings, labels, and module titles help learners understand the purpose of a resource before opening it.
Automated accessibility checkers can identify missing elements, but human judgment is needed to determine whether content is meaningful.

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Organization

Explore practical strategies for making course content easier to navigate and understand. Watch the Organization highlight video (05:30) to learn how headings, chunking, lists, white space, emphasis, and sequencing can help learners find information, understand relationships, and know what comes next. Download the Organization slide deck (PDF) for future reference.

What ideas were explored?

Less searching, more learning. Clear organization helps learners spend less time looking for information and more time engaging with learning.
Organization helps learners find information, understand relationships between ideas, and follow a sequence through learning materials and activities.
Headings, chunking, lists, white space, emphasis, and sequencing make the structure of information more visible.
Small design decisions can make materials easier to navigate and understand without adding additional content.
Organization extends beyond documents and webpages. Agenda slides, signposting, and roadmaps can help learners understand where they are and what comes next.

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