Universal Design for Learning: Principles, Framework, and Practice - Paperbackby David Gordon (Editor) Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a practical, research based framework that enables all educators to respond to individual learning differences through the design of inclusive goals, methods, materials, assessments, and environments. Universal Design for Learning; Principles, Framework, and Practice an update of Anne Meyer and David Rose's foundational text, Universal Design for Learning: Theory & Practice (2014)