Today you will

• learn the seven principles of Universal Design
• match presentation choices to each principle
• pick two principles for your VET presentation

Universal Design means making something that works for as many people as possible, right from the start.

Later you will pick two of these four principles.

• Equitable use: everyone gets the same useful message.
• Simple and intuitive use: it is easy to follow.
• Perceptible information: the message reaches more than one sense.
• Size and space for approach and use: things are big enough to use.

You will also match cards to these three.

• Flexibility in use: people can use it in more than one way.
• Tolerance for error: a mistake is easy to undo.
• Low physical effort: it is not tiring to use.

As a class, match each presentation choice to the Universal Design principle it shows best. First you will talk about every card together. Then you will place the cards on the board and check them.

Common issues

• If you mix up equitable use and perceptible information, remember this. Equitable means everyone gets the same message, and perceptible means it reaches more than one sense.
• If every principle seems to fit, pick the two that would help your examiner most.
• If you wrote "make it accessible", name a real change instead, like bigger text or captions.