Checking Accessibility in Canvas

In addition to the YuJa Panorama Accessibility Tool which will check your Office Documents and PDFs for accessibility, Canvas has a built-in tool that can help you improve the accessibility of your pages in the eLearn environment. 

Using the Canvas Accessibility Tool is easy and can help you to identify and fix many potential roadblocks for your students.

Remember:

You are much smarter than the automated checker so you should always check the document yourself to make sure that it is accessible and correct.

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Getting Started

To get started: Open the edit mode and select the accessibility icon below the rich text box – a blue circle with a number next to the icon will tell you how many accessibility issues that it found.

Selecting the icon will open a window on the right side of the  screen with information about any accessibility issues. The window will show one issue at a time, and in most cases, will let you correct them directly in the window.

Screenshot of the rich text editor in Canvas with the Accessibility icon highlighted.

 Screenshot showing the Canvas Accessibility Checker tool with feedback and remediation help for alt-text.  Screenshot showing the Canvas Accessibility Checker tool with feedback and remediation help for color contrast.  Screenshot showing the Canvas Accessibility Checker tool with feedback and remediation help for list formatting.

Make the suggested corrections then select “Apply” to save them. Then select “Next” to move to the next issue.

When you have fixed all of the issues, you will see a screen letting you know you that no more issues were detected. 

Screenshot showing the Canvas Accessibility Checker tool showing no accessiblity issues found.

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