When I was reading this article I clicked on the option to make the text size larger. It's a simple thing, but for a person with poor eyesight it's significant. This is the idea of Universal Design for Learning (UDL); it "allows many people never to have to say, 'please treat me differently.'" There's a funny little digression in the middle of the article where the author also addresses learning styles - after all, UDL allows differentiation, which learning style sceptics say you should never do. But UDL points to the obvious: some people need to be accommodated, sometimes permanently, sometimes just for the moment. "Placing options in the design of our courses, and having more choices for students in how they interact with materials, with each other, with faculty members, and with the wider world is what allows students to make choices based on circumstances, which is a great thing." See also: embracing diversity with UDL.
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