While the framework of Universal Design as an anti-ableist educational framework wouldn't be developed until the 1990s a lot of the Oakland Community School's pedagogy. Children with reading and cognitive difficulties were assessed by a special education consultant who would visit the school and the results of those assessments were used to adjust their individual learning plans and their instructor's teaching strategy. Every child, as previously mentioned had an individual learning plan. This approach mirrors Universal Design's emphasis on flexible, multimodal learning environments and supporting various learning and communication styles.