Marisa Gelfusa is a Community Facilitator and Learning Designer. She is passionate about adult education and works in close collaboration with communities and non-profit organizations to design activities and tools that encourage knowledge and skill development, as well as agency.
Marisa is a member of the Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network Special Interest Group (UDL-IRN SIG) and continues to learn and share about how the UDL framework can support the values and social mission of the non-profit sector.
The paper seeks to explore the applications of UDL into the many nonformal learning environments of the social sector where they could foster more inclusive learning activities. She is currently completing a Masters degree in Educational Studies at Concordia University in Montreal.
