Canvas and Accessibility

 Canvas Accessibility Checker

If you’re new to accessibility and don’t quite know what’s considered inaccessible, Canvas’ engineering team has worked hard to enhance the capabilities of the Accessibility Checker in Canvas. It will automatically flag most accessibility errors in the Rich Content Editor (RCE). Using the Accessibility Checker is a great starting point for making a fully accessible Canvas Course.

Canvas Resources

Let’s go over some quick and simple tips you can implement now within Canvas!

• Be Clear

  • Set alt text Links to an external site. for images in your Rich Content Editor (RCE) Links to an external site..
    • Alt-text is what a screen reader narrates as a learner navigates through a page. Therefore, our recommendation is to briefly describe the image you include on a page to maximize a learner’s experience.
  • Make sure your videos Links to an external site. have editable captions.
  • Use descriptive text Links to an external site. for hyperlinks.

• Organize

  • Use headings Links to an external site. on the page to help students navigate through content and break up word walls. Also, apply appropriate text headings as you create documents and PDFs for the course.
  • Use tables for data and not design. Leverage the image options percentage Links to an external site. instead of using tables to insert images into your pages.
  • Use bulleted and/or numbered lists to chunk text-heavy content.

• Check Visibility

  • Check for color contrast using the WebAIM contrast checker Links to an external site. or this awesome CCA tool Links to an external site.!

Accessibility is a massive topic of discussion and can warrant a book rather than a section of a blog post. Luckily, our team has spent hours developing our incredible course on accessibility. Check out this blog post Links to an external site. for information on how to access our life-changing course! If you want some more information and/or quick tips & tricks on accessibility, visit Canvas' blog post Links to an external site..

Source: Information courtesy of an article from Canvas Links to an external site.

 UC Electronic Accessibility Resource and Policies

The University of California is committed to providing an electronic environment that is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Visit the UC Office of the President Electronic Accessibility website Links to an external site. for more information