Chapter 8. Access through Universal Design and Technology

Authors

  • Stacy Hammer

Abstract

Chapter 8 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 54, no. 4), “Accessibility, Technology, and Librarianship,” Heather Moorefield Lang, Editor

Chapter 8 is titled “Access through Universal Design and Technology,” by Stacy Hammer. In this chapter the author shares examples of using technology to enhance student learning for students of all abilities, along with ways to differentiate lessons. Anecdotes on wht made the learning experience more interactive, engaging, and exciting will also be explored.

Author Biography

Stacy Hammer

Stacy Hammer is a second-year elementary school librarian at Battlefield Elementary School in Spotsylvania, Virginia. A Michigan native, she is a graduate of Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. Before earning a School Librarianship Endorsement from Longwood University, she taught middle school English. She loves children’s books, kayaking, her two dogs, and Vernors ginger ale. She lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with her husband and their two children.

References

“What Is Universal Design: Definition and Overview,” Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, National Disability Authority, Dublin, Ireland, 2012, http://universaldesign.ie/What-is-Universal-Design/Definition-and-Overview/.

Anne Meyer, David H. Rose, and David Gordon, Universal Design for Learning: Theory and Practice (Wakefield, MA: CAST, 2014).

Carli Spina, “How Universal Design Will Make Your Library More Inclusive,” School Library Journal 63, no. 5 (May 2017), https://www.slj.com/2017/05/diversity/how-universal-design-will-make-your-library-more-inclusive/#_.

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Published

2018-05-18

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 4 (2018): May/June

Section

Chapters