We are months away from the ADA compliance deadline on April 24, 2026. By this date, all web content and mobile apps must comply with WCAG 2.1 AA standards for digital accessibility.  This impacts everyone, including all faculty, instructors, TAs, st...

I recently completed the Universal Design for Learning Level 1 Mindset Credential.  The entire process was incredibly thought-provoking and has me considering our course templates and how we can weave elements of the UDL 3.0 Guidelines into our cours...

Can Instructure enable the language menu options in the rich text editor in canvas? This will allow for text within modules and quizzes to be marked as the appropriate language, which is essential for screen reader users. Currently this has to be don...

Hello All,  We have been an institution utilizing Ally for almost over a decade. One of the benefits is that it picks up the HTML issues for Canvas Rich content areas. The CON does not allow direct links to that area or highlight where it is reading ...

For those who weren't able to attend the EDCUCAUSE webinar presented by the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), Instructure, and K16 Solutions, you can access the recording here. CSN discusses how they are using Canvas Archiving powered by K16 Solution...

 I have been enjoying the opportunity to explore and learn more about what is actually going on here.T I am still in the process of learning more from the community. I have learned more about user experience thanks to my community team. 

Hi Everyone, Join the College of Southern Nevada on March 27th at 12:00 ET / 9:00 PT for an exclusive EDUCAUSE webinar to learn how they leveraged Canvas Archiving to efficiently meet WCAG accessibility requirements while improving LMS data managemen...

Ensuring courses are accessible to all learners is essential, but that mindset comes with challenges. What are the biggest obstacles you or your organization faces in making learning truly inclusive? How do you navigate accessibility concerns, and wh...

Hi, I'm looking to make my courses more accessible for those with screen readers.  For bolded text, do I need to embed <strong> before and after the already bolded text, or does Canvas already do this automatically? Thank you. 

Hey all, I posted this a few days ago in a different topic and it is getting some likes, so I thought it might be good to move the information to a separate topic so that it might be easier to find. (To hopefully be clear--since this message was mark...

Hi everyone,   I've been asked to undertake an accessibility audit across all of our courses and report on how well, or badly, we are supporting students with accessibility needs.  I know that you can run a 'report' on each page for accessibility but...

I was wondering, how others in the community are preparing for AI integration (thinking Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) and accessibility compliance. Do you have any thoughts or suggested tools?  

I am wondering if anyone knows how the colors of gradebook statuses work on screenreaders. When the screenreader reads the cell of a colored cell, does it indicate the status (ie - late, missing, resubmitted)? How are the colors/statuses indicated?

I'm wondering if anyone has integrated Eye-Able with Canvas to support students with digital accessibility needs, either by using the extension or through installation? Keen to learn about your experiences

As a new student with a learning disability, I'm wondering are there any tools or some support help with navigating through the LMS? for example label links that make easier to get to for reading, posting & replying? 

Hello,  My organization provides Canvas content to users who are blind and visually impaired. Many of these students prefer using a mobile device (ex/ smart phone), as not everyone has access to a laptop or computer. Students with low vision often be...

Is there any possibility of implementing bionic reading in Canvas? For anyone who is unfamiliar, bionic reading bolds certain parts of words in a way that assists with reading for those who tend to have difficulty focusing on text (ex. someone with A...

How Aims Community College Provides Secure and Accessible Assessments Thursday, May 11th 2023 - 2:00 PM (EDT) By utilizing Respondus and ReadSpeaker, Aims Community College has been able to provide their learners a way to have their assessments provi...

There are currently a couple of different ways to add extra time for an accommodation on quizzes, I'm hoping to share some of the conversations in the community on the topic, how time extensions are done in classic, new quizzes and some 3rd party ass...

We have a student who is blind and using JAWS in a math course. The exams are in the old (original) quiz platform and the math content was added with the built in math editor. When I tested the content with the JAWS screen reader, I encountered an is...

We have a student who is blind and using JAWS in a math course. The exams are in the old (original) quiz platform and the math content was added with the built in math editor. When I tested the content with the JAWS screen reader, I encountered an is...

We have a student who is blind and using JAWS in a math course. The exams are in the old (original) quiz platform and the math content was added with the built in math editor. When I tested the content with the JAWS screen reader, I encountered an is...