These articles contain information on how to make your Canvas course accessible to all users.
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 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
Understanding UDOIT
Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced "You Do It”) is a tool in Canvas designed to identify accessibility issues within your...
Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:37 PM
Enabling UDOIT in the Canvas Navigation Menu
UDOIT is integrated into the Canvas system for all users. It needs to be turned on in the Canvas site where it will be used. To enable UDOIT in a Canvas s...
Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 2:54 PM
Creating, understanding, and addressing your UDOIT report
Creating your UDOIT report Select UDOIT 3 in your Canvas Navigation Menu (See Fig. 1). If you do not see UDOIT 3 in your navigation menu, make sure that...
Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 2:56 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