Mission

The Universal Design Center (UDC) supports the campus community in their efforts to make it possible for individuals to learn, communicate, and share via information and communication technology. One way we do this is by assisting the campus community to ensure their information and communication technology is interoperable, usable and accessible, so that individual learning and processing styles and/or physical characteristics are not barriers to access.

Road Map to the Future

The UDC's mission aligns with each strategic direction from CSUN's Road Map to the Future.

Advance Academic Excellence: CSUN faculty are leading their colleagues in accessibility within their disciplines. Even small changes to make content more accessible can also help faculty work and teach more effectively.

Disrupt Systemic Inequities: Accessibility is integral to ensuring equity for the widest number of students and community members.  

Enhance Community Connections: CSUN is known around the world for the CSUN Assistive Technology conference. Ensuring our communications and technologies remain accessible fosters these relationships, whether with our neighbors or guests from across the globe.

Facilitate Holistic Student Success: Disability is one of the many identities represented in our student community. Students without disabilities benefit from accessible content too, whether they are commuters, English speakers of other languages, parents, and more. 

Honor Our History and Aspire to a More Equitable Future: CSUN has a storied history with accessibility, assistive technology, disability, and the Deaf community. As much as we have contributed, we still have more work to do.

Strengthen Capacity for Institutional Transformation: So much of the work of accessibility lies in how we accomplish (and measure) our goals. Professional development for faculty and staff, and small changes in processes and procedures, can produce big results.