SPED Webinar: Universal Design for Learning: Moving from Accessibility to Empowerment

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

In this 1-hour webinar, participants will understand the theory of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how it can transform their art instruction. The updated UDL Guidelines 3.0 will be explained, and practical applications of how to implement UDL in the arts will be shared. Participants will receive access to extensive resources on many subtopics within UDL. 

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Presenter: Liz Byron Loya
Liz Byron Loya strives to be a compassionate and culturally responsive art educator. She is a dynamic presenter, author, and the K1-8th Grade Visual Art, Special Education, and ESL Teacher at a Boston Public School where her students describe her as kind and strict. She has presented internationally on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) at numerous conferences, and professional development workshops and taught graduate-level courses on UDL, most recently as a teaching fellow for the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Liz shares some of her experiences in her book, Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Art Classroom (second edition). She has six professional teaching licenses and education degrees from Boston College, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Lesley University.

Closed captioning and ASL interpretation are both available for all webinars. For the most accessible viewing experience, we recommend watching the webinar on a desktop computer or laptop screen. For more information or to request other access services, please contact the Office of Accessibility and VSA at (202) 416-8898 (voice) or [email protected].