“Is there just one more way that you can help keep learners on task, just one more way that you could give them information, just one more way that they could demonstrate their skills?”

It’s easy to think of “accessibility issues” from a deficiency-based perspective. For example, sometimes faculty members are asked to do extra things for students with audio-processing limitations. This new book by Thomas Tobin and Kirsten Behling takes a much different approach.  They encourage us to think of creating “just one more” way for  students to reach the learning goals. When we do this, we help all students. Providing extra tools, more options for assignments, and more types of engagement helps everyone. In addition, these actions reduce the likelihood that anyone will need to request special accommodations.

Tobin, Thomas J. and Kirsten T. Behling. Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. West Virginia University Press, 2018, p.134.