CAST's work is inspired and informed by the learners who often get pushed aside in traditional education settings. In other words, "the future is in the margins," as Founding Directors David Rose and Anne Meyer write.
By pioneering inclusive educational solutions based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), CAST is researching and developing ways to meet the needs of all learners.
First articulated by CAST in the early 1990s, UDL mirrors the universal design movement in architecture and product development, which calls for designs that from the outset consider the needs of the greatest number of possible users, eliminating the need for costly, inconvenient, and unattractive adaptations later. (For example, notice the inclusion of a ramp in the design of the building entrance shown here.)
In research projects funded by private foundations, states, and federal agencies, CAST explores UDL-based solutions to education's most difficult challenges-solutions that are rooted and tested in real classrooms.
Learn more about our Research Projects.
