Kirsten Behling
Kirsten Behling is the Associate Dean of Student Accessibility & Academic Resources at Tufts University, where she oversees all academic support, including the accommodation process. Kirsten also co-developed and teaches in the Disability Services in Higher Education Graduate Certificate Program at Suffolk University. Kirsten has closely tied her work in disability support with Universal Design for Learning. Over the past 15 years, she has conducted research on how the principles of UDL positively impact all students and the instructors teaching them. Her book, Reach Everyone Teach Everyone: UDL in Higher Education and recent articles on Accidental UDL as a result of the COVID pandemic, share practical applications for instructors to begin “doing” UDL immediately.

 

Samantha Brumer
Samantha Brumer is an Accessibility and Assistive Technology Specialist at Tufts University where she supports the accommodation process for students at the Medford campus. Samantha works closely with campus partners and faculty around digital access and Universal Design Learning. Samantha is very interested in how technology can supplement UD