This post contains announcements and details of past UDL Collaborative events

Dear SPS community,

As we look ahead to the New Year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your engagement in and contributions to our school’s Universal Design in Learning (UDL) Collaborative. Your insights and participation in our past meetings have created a rich, supportive space for sharing and learning. Thank you for being an integral part of this growing community!

January 2025 Meeting

Please join us at our first meeting in the new year, scheduled for Monday, January 13 from 12.30-1.30pm ET. All faculty and staff are welcome. Please register here, thank you!

Whether you’re a regular attendee or have never joined us before, we’d love to have you participate. This January meeting will be an opportunity to reconnect, share ideas, and continue fostering our collective commitment to Universal Design for Learning.

Help us plan future meetings

We’ve created a short survey to gather your input on two important items:

  1. Sharing an Ongoing Project or Idea: We’d love to hear if you’re interested in sharing an ongoing project, artifact, or idea at a future UDL Collaborative meeting.See the survey for more details.
  2. Availability for Future Meetings: Please let us know your availability for upcoming UDL Collaborative meetings so we can schedule at times that work best for everyone.

We look forward to hearing from you on this form, and appreciate your input!

✨ Holiday-themed UDL Tip ✨

As we deck our halls with red and green, let’s keep our holiday spirit bright AND accessible! Those festive colors can be tricky for folks with color blindness to distinguish when used as text or background colors.

Red-green color blindness, a common variation in color vision, can make it challenging for some users to distinguish between these colors, especially when they are placed next to each other or lack sufficient contrast. To support accessibility, avoid relying on color alone to convey meaning in your emails or documents, and use bold or italics instead.

Additionally, maintain adequate color contrast between text and backgrounds to enhance readability for individuals with low vision or other visual impairments. Contrast-checking tools like those offered by WebAIM and WCAG can help ensure your materials meet accessibility standards.

We’re excited about the opportunities this New Year brings and grateful to have such a dedicated and inspiring community. We hope to see you at our January meeting!

Warm regards,

Brian Le Lay, Antonia Levy, and Amarna Williams 

Facilitators, UDL Collaborative