Canvas Accessibility

Why Accessibility Matters The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) states that all public spaces must be accessible to all users. This includes digital sp...

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 8:38 AM

Understanding UDOIT

To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and to provide a fully inclusive learning experience, all online course materials must be digitall...

Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Creating, understanding, and addressing your UDOIT report

The Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced "You Do It”), is a tool in Canvas designed to identify digital accessibility issue...

Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Creating Accessible Tables in Canvas

Adding Scope The scope attributes in a table helps provide context to screen readers. A scope="col" identifies the header for all the cells in that column,...

Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:05 AM

Navigating Canvas with a Screen Reader

Screen Readers and Browsers Canvas officially supports the following screen reader and browser combinations: Mac: VoiceOver (latest version for Safari)...

Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 8:26 AM

Using UDOIT to address accessibility barriers in course files

Many faculty upload Word documents, PowerPoint files, and Portable Document Format (PDF) files to Canvas for students to view, download, and even complete a...

Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Creating alternate file formats with UDOIT

One of the most powerful features of UDOIT is the ability to generate alternate formats of course content. Having these alternate formats available can stre...

Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 3:26 PM

Confirming student access to alternate file formats in Canvas

UDOIT allows faculty to generate alternate formats of course files and, by default, this access has been extended to students. Note: Although students can ...

Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM

Understanding general accessibility design guidelines for Canvas

This document outlines some general best practices when designing a course for accessibility concerns. UM System also has a tool in Canvas called Universal ...

Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 2:41 PM