How can parents advocate for UDL to be used with their kids?

Dr. Mary Falvey, professor emerita of special education at California State University Los Angeles (CSULA), tells us that parents can ask for UDL under the accommodations section of an IEP: “You can ask for UDL to be used in the classroom, and you can ask for teachers to be trained in UDL,” Dr. Falvey says. “Parents can ask for training on anything their child might need to access their education in their IEP.” Parent and teacher training should be explicitly written into the IEP, in the Supplementary Aids and Services section alongside any other supports the child receives.

For further information about UDL in the classroom, see Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 101.