Kavita RaoDr. Kavita Rao is a Professor of Special Education at the College of Education, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Her work focuses on digital tools to support learners, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), online learning, and culturally and lingustically diverse students. Kavita is a member of CAST's UDL Cadre and an advisory board member of the Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN). She has supported schools and districts in the US, the Pacific islands, and Asia for over two decades with technology and UDL integration. She has worked with educators in Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Marianas Islands, Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia developing curriculum resources, multimedia materials, and online programs. Kavita has also collaborated with the International Baccalaureate Organization and with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) to support UDL research and implementation efforts. Read More Read Less