Seesaw Awarded CAST UDL Product Certification Supporting Transparency in the Ed Tech Marketplace
Date:
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
In a significant stride towards enhancing accessibility in education, Seesaw, a leading platform for student engagement, has been awarded the prestigious CAST, research-based Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Product Certification. Hosted via Digital Promise’s platform, the Product Certification highlights Seesaw’s dedication to advancing inclusive EdTech innovation It affirms Seesaw's commitment to integrating evidence-based practices into the design of its products, ensuring that students of all abilities can engage, access, and express their learning in meaningful ways.
The CAST UDL Product Certification rigorously evaluates how well an edtech product's design aligns with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. This framework emphasizes the importance of creating learning experiences that are accessible and inclusive for all students, regardless of their unique learning needs.
As accessibility continues to gain importance in the educational landscape, Seesaw's achievement of this certification highlights its dedication to fostering an environment where all learners can thrive. Teachers and students nationwide have already begun to see the benefits of Seesaw's UDL-aligned tools, with one educator noting a marked improvement in student engagement and accessibility.
"A recent update to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will require EdTech vendors and K-12 districts to work together to meet the new accessibility requirements by the stated deadline. The CAST UDL Product Certification can help you document the work your organization is doing to meet the Title II requirements. With the number of EdTech products to consider and the usage of those products increasing daily, a certification that improves the clarity and transparency of accessibility information to guide purchasing decisions is more needed than ever," said Luis Perez, Disability & Digital Inclusion Lead at CAST.
"The CAST UDL Product Certification was an important catalyst for our company to create new internal processes and systems to increase our product and curriculum accessibility," said Cheryl Miyake, Curriculum Operations Manager at Seesaw. "For example, we learned how to remediate PDFs, set up a team to support accessibility inquiries, and better publicly communicate our Accessibility Statement and ACR on our website and Help Center. As a CAST partner, we are eager to continue learning and increase access and inclusion for all learners."
To learn more about the UDL Product Certification, visit our websites at https://bit.ly/4dLWH9w and https://bit.ly/UDL-ProductCert.