Welcome to the second issue of Volume 1 of the International Journal of Universal Design and Universal Design for Learning, with the title of “From Education to the Workplace: Designing for Inclusive Learning through Partnerships.” This fully open-access journal is made possible through generous in-kind contributions from the Ministry of Education of Morocco, Ibn Zohr University (Morocco), University of Worcester (UK), and the INCLUDE Collaboratory. We offer education professionals around the world the opportunity to submit and publish works focused on the integration of universal design and universal design for learning, without the barrier of cost. This opens up opportunities for professionals from developed and developing countries worldwide to share their research, best practices, and professional opinions with the field. It also removes the barrier of cost that so many educators face when trying to access well-researched professional content. If we are truly going to achieve equal access to education worldwide, the move to expand open-access content must continue – and we are so pleased to be a part of this movement.
Aabi et al. (2026) studied this question.