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Below is a list of recent accessibility-focused UI updates. These changes help improve usability, navigation, and screen reader support across the platform. We’ll keep adding more as we continue this work.
Page / Component |
Description |
| Accessibility Checker tray | Added callback to native mobile |
| Account - Edit Profile | Enabling users to edit their own names on the account level |
| Account - Notifications | Added accessible labels |
| Account page edit | Make name field required |
| Account Tray - Files | Updated semantic HTML structure (Published dialog labels) |
| Account Tray - Notifications | Modified keyboard navigation behavior |
| Account Tray - Profile | Update "Edit Profile Picture" element into a button |
| Account Tray - Profile | Introduced visible heading |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Improve contrast of title field outline |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Improve contrast of "Pts" field outline |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Fix focus of modal window "Assignment Rubric Details". |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Announces when rubric was created, updated or deleted. |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Improve contrast of "Create Rubric" button |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Add heading role to "Assignment Rubric Details". |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Fix focus trap for rubric modals |
| Add Rubric (Teacher) | Fix role of "Add Rubric", "Find a Rubric" and "Criterion" elements |
| Admin Analytics | Accessibility improvements for custom controls |
| Admin Analytics | Fix keyboard navigation behavior |
| Admin Analytics | Updated semantic HTML structure (Download CSV button) |
| Admin Analytics | Add visual labels for start/end date pickers |
| Admin Analytics | Improve SR accessibility for the dashboard calendar |
| Admin Analytics Users | Improved color contrast of table |
| Admin Authentication | Associate radio buttons with their related question |
| Admin Authentication | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Admin Courses | Updated semantic HTML structure of (+ Course) dialog |
| Admin Media Management | Improve announcements for filters |
| Admin Media Management | Added accessible label to close button |
| Admin Media Management | Added accessible label to search field |
| Admin Media Management | Improve announcements for clear button |
| Admin Media Management | Improve announcements for filter search field |
| Admin Media Management | Improve announcements for Sub-accounts section |
| Admin Media Management | Make applied filters act as a list |
| Admin Media Management | Provide proper textual name for tooltip filter button |
| Admin Media Management | Improve announcements for button "Clear course filters" |
| Admin Media Management | Updated semantic HTML structure for Filters Tray Section Headers |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Improve announcements for reset button |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Improve announcements for media selection |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Added accessible label to button "Tooltip Has Quiz" |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Announce filter removals on media management page |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Added accessible label to Inactive Pill |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Improve announcements for Medua Type button |
| Admin Media Management - Media | Improve announcements in search bar |
| Admin Media management - Users | Updated semantic HTML structure (headings) |
| Admin Media management - Users | Added accessible label to Inactive Pill |
| Admin Media management - Users | Improve announcements in search bar |
| Admin Media management - Users | Ensure text can be resized |
| Admin People | Updated semantic HTML structure of (+ People) dialog |
| Admin Permissions | Remove redundant aria-label from table Headers in Permissions Table |
| Admin Settings | Remove "global content" aria-label from the main container |
| Admin Settings - Announcements Tab | Added accessible labels |
| Admin Settings - Announcements Tab | Fix focus order of elements |
| Admin Settings - Announcements Tab | Added accessible labels |
| Admin Statistics | Updated semantic HTML structure (table) |
| Admin Statistics | Updated heading to be visible |
| Admin Sub-Accounts | Updated heading to be visible |
| Admin Terms | Fix duplicated screenreader announcement |
| Admin Terms | Updated semantic HTML structure (Add New Term button) |
| Admin Themes | Updated semantic HTML structure of dialog |
| Admin Themes | Role fix for ThemeCard link |
| Admin Tools | Improve contrast when showing no results in account admin tools page |
| Admin Tools | Updated semantic HTML structure of Find button |
| Announcement’s Filter | Removed duplicated label |
| Assignments - Move Assignment | Updated semantic HTML structure (labels) |
| Calendar | Improved keyboard navigation behavior |
| Calendar Feed | Updated semantic HTML structure (button) |
| Caption Orders | Improve announcements for orders list |
| Classic quiz page | fix quizzes unanswered indicator |
| Collaboration page edit | Fix UI and validation messages |
| Collaboration page new | Make name field required |
| Courses - Pages | Indicate live regions for dynamically changing content on search |
| Courses - Pages | Ensure that status messages can be determined |
| Courses - Pages | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Courses Grades | Add accesible labels for inputs in gradebook |
| Dashboard page | Standardize focus styles |
| DateInput component | Update to the new DateInput2 |
| Discussion - Send To/Copy To | Fix focus navigation behavior |
| Discussion - Send To/Copy To | Fix focus for modal |
| Discussion - Send To/Copy To | Add heading to "Place" |
| Discussion - Send To/Copy To | Improved contrast for "Begin trying to search" |
| Discussion - Send To/Copy To | Improved color contrast for "Begin trying to search" text of control "Send To" |
| Discussion Detail | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Added visible label to RCE |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Add accessible name for the control "View split screen/View inline" |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix focus for "Keyboard shortcuts" |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Update element traits "Filter by" |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix aria role of image |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix focus for element "Filter by" |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | add support for changes in font size |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix focus order for "Dismiss context menu" |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Update status message of "Search entries or author". |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast for "Reply" button |
| Discussions - Send To/Copy To | Improved color contrast |
| Discussions - Topic | Added accessible labels |
| Discussions - Topic - Search bar | Keep focus when searching |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Added a flash status message for SR on save |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix visible focus indicators |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast ("Assign To", "Available From", "Time", Until" and "Time") |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast ("Enable podcast feed", "Graded", "Only graders can like", "Add to student to-do" and "This is a group discussion") |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast ("Topic Title" and "Paragraph") |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix focus navigation behavior ("View", "Details", "Topic title", "Not Published") |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Add heading to "Options", "Anonymous Discussion" and "Assign Access" |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Added visible label to "Description" |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Update aria attributes to hidden elements |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast ("Options elements") |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Fix focus navigation behavior for "Anonymous Discussion" |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improved color contrast for "Save" button |
| Edit Discussion Detail (Teacher) | Improve contrast of the border outline of edit fields |
| Global Navigation - Calendar | Removed unnecesary aria-controls |
| Grades (Teacher) | Ensure element traits role and state are correct in grading page |
| Inbox | Updated semantic HTML structure (button) |
| Inbox - Search input | Updated semantic HTML structure (labels) |
| Inbox page, Settings | Removed extra marker |
| Inbox's Compose modal | Make to and Description fields required |
| Media Recording | Fix bug when uploading media in assignment |
| Modules - Offline State & Error Handling (Student) | Add role region to quiz instructions |
| My Library - Filter and Search | Add accesible labels to date inputs |
| My Library - Filter and Search | Provide visual labels for user input |
| My Library - Filter and Search | Improve announcements for tags selector |
| My Library - Share Media | Fix screen cut off when in mobile |
| My Library - Share Media | Provide informative alternative text on notification image |
| My Library - Share Media | Improve announcements for save and update |
| My Library - Share Media | Ensure text can be resized |
| My Library - Share Media | Fix keyboard focus order |
| My Library - Share Media | Added accessible label to autosuggest field |
| My Library - Studio capture and Add media | Ensure custom controls provide proper textual information |
| My Library - Table View | Fix screen cut off when in mobile |
| My Library page | Fix the DrillDown action menu |
| Navigation menu | Fix navigation menu announcement |
| New Quiz page | Add tooltip to the Quiz Navigator icon buttons |
| New Quiz page | Fix tablist on keyboard navigation |
| New Quiz page | Updated semantic HTML structure (labels) |
| New Video conference modal | Make name and duration fields required |
| Quiz (Student) | add support for changes in font size |
| Quiz (Student) | Fix role of Quiz buttons |
| Quiz (Student) | Fix role for "Hide time/Show time" |
| Quiz (Student) | Updated semantic HTML structure (table) |
| Quiz (Student) | Remove aria-labels on multiple dropdowns quizzes |
| Quiz (Teacher) | Hide exclamation mark from assistive technologies |
| Quiz (Teacher) - new quiz engine modal | Updated semantic HTML structure (labels) |
| Quiz (Teacher) - new quiz engine modal | add legend to fieldset group |
| Quiz (Teacher) - new quiz engine modal | add screenreader to radios label descriptions |
| Quiz index page (Teacher) | fix quizzes kebab sub-menu options not identified by SR |
| RCE | Add required field to upload media file |
| RCE | Fix visible label for rich and plain text editor |
| Rubrics (view/edit) | Add title to Rubric checkbox screenreader readout |
| Settings Groups | Rework actions for group menu accessibility |
| Settings Groups | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Settings Groups | Ensure the Settings tabs remain visible when zooming in |
| Settings Groups | Add visual labels for My Groups combobox |
| Settings Groups | Simplify group result announcements |
| SpeedGrader (Teacher) | Fix focus navigation of decorative elements |
| SpeedGrader (Teacher) | Updated semantic HTML structure (button) |
| SpeedGrader (Teacher) | add role button to discussion elements |
| SpeedGrader (Teacher) | Improved color contrast for "From" element |
| SpeedGrader (Teacher) | Improved color contrast for dates elements |
| Studio | Fix focus issues in multi-answer modal |
| Studio Header and Side Nav | Improve announcements for toggle button |
| Studio setting page | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | Fix focus order of elements |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | Announce the global context menu expand/collapse |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | Fix focus order of elements |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | fix unanswered arrow to fit mobile view |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | Ensure grade element provide an accessible name |
| Submission & Rubric (Parent) | Fix navigation menu announcement |
| Submission & Rubric (Student) | Add aria-hidden to Watermark div |
| Submission & Rubric (Student) | Add aria-hidden on "Correct answers are hidden" message |
| Submission & Rubric (Student) | Fix form field validation on Rubric Comment |
| Video - Captions | Improve announcements for language selector |
| Video - Comments | Updated semantic HTML structure (comment toolbar) |
| Video - Insights | Replace hidden link with button-triggered insights download |
| Video - Insights | Updated semantic HTML structure (heading) |
| Video Quizzing | Added accessible labels |
| Video Quizzing | Set label "Question Stem" as required |
| Video Quizzing | Fix focus on save errors |
| Video Quizzing | Make "Title" field required |
Further mobile related updates can be found on: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Mobile-Releases/tkb-p/CanvasMobileReleases
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