Promoting Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Mental Retardation: A Multi-Level Model.

Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Lance, G. Denise; Bashinski, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ652137

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Promoting Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Mental Retardation: A Multi-Level Model.

Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Lance, G. Denise; Bashinski, Susan

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v37 n3 p223-34 Sep 2002

This article presents a multi-step process and multi-level model to promote access to the general curriculum for students with mental retardation. It discusses the incorporation of the following universal design principles: equitable use, flexible use, simple and intuitive use, perceptible information, tolerance for error and low physical and cognitive effort. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inclusive Schools, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Mental Retardation, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Models

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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