The course is targeted at senior leaders to support the implementation of universal design and the adoption of the national ALTITUDE Charter https://www.mtu.ie/universal-design/ and aims to complement the existing Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching & Learning https://www.ahead.ie/udl-digital-badge and the Digital Badge Universal Design Beyond the Classroom https://www.ahead.ie/journal/Launch-Universal-Design-Beyond-the-Classroom-Digital-Course-and-Digital-Badge

Universal Design for Senior Leaders in Tertiary Education is a self-paced online course that takes approximately two hours to complete.  You can plan your own time and save your place and return to the course later.  The course is the result of a national collaborative project funded under HEA PATH 4 Phase 1 funding.

https://hea.ie/policy/acces-policy/path/

The course was developed in response to identifying a gap in the provision of continuing professional development in universal design for senior leaders in tertiary education.

Universal Design for Senior Leaders in Tertiary Education is designed to support senior leaders in the strategic implementation of universal design to widen staff and student participation and engagement across all offices of function.  The course is policy and strategy focused with exemplars of effective application of universal design.