Universal Design in Health Libraries

UNIVERSAL DESIGN IN HEALTH LIBRARIES Andrea Miller-Nesbitt Life Sciences Library McGill University [email protected]

Overview

• Introduce the concept of Universal Design

• Provide some background

• Emerging clientele

• Principles of Universal Design

• Applications to libraries

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Universal Design

“The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.” (Connell et al, 1997)

“Signpost” symbol by The Noun Project taken from the Noun Project collection (blog.thenounproject.com/)

1960’s and 70’s – Disability Rights Movement

mid 1980’s – Emergence of Disability Studies as an academic discipline

1990 – The Americans with Disabilities Act

2001 – Ontarians with Disabilities Act

2008 – UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Brief History

Center for Universal Design, 2011

Medical Model Social Model

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• Equitable use • Flexibility in use • Simple and intuitive • Perceptible information • Tolerance for error • Low physical effort • Size and space for approach and use • Community of learners •  Instructional climate

Universal Design

“Health Education” symbol by Jack Biesek et al. taken from the Noun Project collection (blog.thenounproject.com/)

for Instruction

Universal Design for Learning

Recognition network: how we gather facts and categorize the information we are receiving

Provide multiple, flexible methods of presentation

Strategic network: how we organize our ideas, plan tasks and solve problems Provide multiple, flexible methods of expression

Affective network: how we are motivated, challenged and interested by what we are learning

Provide multiple, flexible options for engagement

Strategic network: How we organize our ideas, plan tasks and solve problems

Recognition network: How we gather facts and categorize the information we are receiving

Affective network: How we are motivated, challenged and interested by what we are learning

Provide multiple, flexible methods of presentation

Provide multiple, flexible methods of expression

Provide multiple, flexible options for engagement

Centre for Applied Special Technology, 2012

Some Examples… Physical Spaces

Collections Instruction

•  Adjustable furniture

•  Adjustable lighting

•  Private spaces •  Clear signage/

floor plans

•  CNIB HUB plan •  HathiTrust •  Assistive

technologies

•  Online tutorials •  Webinars •  Making

resources available before session

•  Assistive technologies

Questions?

Andrea Miller-Nesbitt [email protected]

(514) 398-1663

“Mental Health” symbol by Jack Biesek et al. taken from the Noun Project collection (blog.thenounproject.com/)

“Mental Health” symbol by Jack Biesek et al. taken from the Noun Project collection (blog.thenounproject.com/)

Bringolf, Jane. (2008). Universal Design: Is it Accessible? Multi: The RIT Journal of Plurality & Diversity in Design, 1(2), 45-52. Burgstahler, S. (2012). Universal design of instruction (UDI): definition, principles, guidelines, and examples. DO-IT. University of Washington. Retrieved from http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/instruction.html Canadian University Survey Consortium. (2011). CUSC 2011 undergraduate univiersity student survey: master report. Retrieved from http://www.cusc-ccreu.ca/publications.htm Center for Applied Special Technology. (2012). About UDL Retrieved May 2, 2012, 2012, from http://www.cast.org/udl/index.html Center for Universal Design. July 9, 2011). History of Universal Design. Retrieved January 9, 2013, from http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/udi/center-for-universal-design/history-of-universal-design/ Chodock, T., & Dolinger, E. (2009). Applying Universal Design to Information Literacy: Teaching Students Who Learn Differently at Landmark College. [Feature Article]. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 49(1), 24-32. Connell, B., R., Jones, M., et al. (1997). The principles of universal design. Retrieved June 1st, 2011, from http://www.ncsu.edu/www/ncsu/design/sod5/cud/about_ud/udprinciplestext.htm Creamer, D. (2007). Universal Instructional Design for Libraries. [Article]. Colorado Libraries, 33(4), 12-15. Neumann, H. (2003). What Teacher-Librarians Should Know about Universal Design. [Article]. Teacher Librarian, 31(2), 17-20. Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2006). A practical reader in universal design for learning. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Education Press.

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