34 CFR § 300.44 - Universal design.

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title: "34 CFR § 300.44 - Universal design."
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# 300.44 Universal design.

*Universal design* has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 3002.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(35))