The article What Teacher-Librarians Should Know About Universal Design for Teacher Librarian #31 explains that the concept of universal design is an approach to the design of products to be usable by as many people as possible regardless of their age, ability or situation.
In the school library there can be a diverse student population and its features should be accessible to students with a wide variety of needs and learning styles. In fact it could be less expensive to purchase universal design features in the beginning that is flexible enough to be used by a variety of students than having to adapt to a student later with a tight budget.
This is a link to an online tutorial on universal design. The center for universal design in education promotes independence of people with disabilities using technology.
Do-It Universal Design in Education
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