Section 3 · Accessibility for Learning Communities
The Physical Classroom Environment: Creating Universal Learning Spaces
National Council for Special Education, Ireland
A practical guide to designing learning spaces for all learners: visual stimuli, acoustics, lighting, furniture layout, and transitions between activities.
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Section 3 · Accessibility for Learning Communities
Classroom Sensory Screening Tool
National Council for Special Education, Ireland
A checklist for evaluating a room and finding improvements, including keeping 20 to 50 percent of wall space clear, plus lighting, acoustics, and furniture.
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Section 4 · Critical Frameworks and Curriculum Resources
Co-designing with Children with Disabilities
Weavly, Inclusive Design Research Centre
A practical guide to involving disabled children as genuine co-creators, so the learners who use the space help shape it.
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Section 6 · No-Cost Digital Resources
myNoise: Ambient Sounds for Focus and Sensory Regulation
No-cost ambient sound tool
Adjustable ambient soundscapes that let learners shape the sound environment that helps them focus, rest, or regulate.
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Section 6 · No-Cost Digital Resources
ACCESS-ed AUDITs
No-cost audit tools, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A set of Excel-based audit tools for identifying and reducing barriers in learning spaces, routes, doorways, elevators, learning technology, syllabi, and slide shows. The tools may look dated, but they hold valuable guidance worth keeping in view.
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