Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D. (she/her), Immediate Past Board Co-Chair – Loui is an internationally recognized leader in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation. UDL is a framework used by anyone who delivers instruction and wants to design accessible, equitable, and inclusive learning environments that guide learners to know themselves as learners. Loui was a special education teacher and later became the UDL Coordinator for a school district for four years. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at CAST (the creators of UDL).
She has worked with educators across the U.S., Africa, Australia, Asia, Canada, and Europe and with USAID, the U.S. government-based aid organization, and implementing partners to define their application of UDL across low- and middle-income settings. Some of her publications include: the best seller Design and Deliver: Planning and Teaching Using Universal Design for Learning (2nd Ed.), two additional books, a card game called Go Fishing with UDL, and she hosts the popular podcast, UDL in 15 Minutes, listened to by individuals in over 135 countries. theUDLapproach.com