Canvas Accessibility Tools

Canvas provides several resources to aid instructors and instructional designers including this helpful Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist and the Accessibility Checker embedded within the Rich Content Editor. I would recommend reading the Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist first to get an overview of accessibility guidelines.

The Accessibility Checker will review your course content against predefined accessibility criteria and provide assistance and prompts to resolve each issue. This is a standard option with no additional add-ons or plug-ins required.

Canvas conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level A/AA and Section 508 standards.

For more information:

• Accessibility Podcast by InstructureCast
• Canvas Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
• Instructure Accessibility Hub

00:07: How do I use the accessibility Checker in the rich content editor? 00:12: If any accessibility issues are detected within the rich content editor the 00:16: accessibility Checker display an indicator. 00:19: To view accessibility issues. Click the accessibility Checker icon 00:25: When an issue is detected the rich content editor highlights the affected area. 00:30: The sidebar displays the accessibility attribute and an explanation of the error. 00:35: To learn more about the accessibility attribute click the information icon. 00:40: If the rich content editor contains more than one issue you can view all issues 00:44: by clicking the previous or next buttons. 00:48: To correct an issue complete the task as noted in the sidebar. 00:51: For instance. If the issue requires that alt text 00:55: be added to an image the sidebar displays a text field for you to enter 00:59: alt text. When you are finished with your changes click 01:03: the apply button. 01:06: The accessibility Checker will apply the fix and display information for the next issue. 01:11: Continue to review and fix any detected issues within the editor. 01:16: When all issues have been fixed or if no issues are detected in the rich content 01:20: editor. The sidebar indicates that no issues exist and will close 01:24: automatically. 01:26: This guide covers how to use the accessibility Checker in the rich content editor.