In this Impact release, accessibility updates are made to the Impact Dashboard, Messages, Settings, Translations, and Users & Permissions pages.
Impact helps institutions improve technology adoption and evaluate the impact of educational technology, while helping faculty and students seamlessly navigate new platforms. Learn more about Impact by Instructure.
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Insights
Canvas Mobile Data Insights
| Guide(s) | How do I view Mobile Data Insights? |
| Blog | User Impact for Insights on Mobile Data |
Impact has developed a Mobile app reporting template to assist users in analyzing activity on the Canvas Mobile app. Recognizing the significance of this app, Impact aims to provide a means for capturing and evaluating data related to user engagement. The template is accessible within the Tool Adoption reports section and categorized into two sections: Instructor and Student activity. By utilizing this template, users can gain insights into how their Canvas app is being used.
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Accessibility
Impact Dashboard
Throughout the Impact Dashboard, Modal titles are labeled as headings, and dates displayed within tables are read aloud by screenreaders to enhance their comprehension for a diverse range of users.
Messages
On the Messages page, the Manage Messages tab and Insights tab is accessible using screenreader navigations. Additionally, Keyboard-only and Screenreader users' focus is kept inside modals, and can navigate through text and tab navigation.
On the Message page, while viewing a message, the checkbox in the message preview is accessed by text navigation only and is read once to Screenreader users.
Settings
After selecting a page from the Settings button, Screenreader users are informed that a new page has been loaded and the page name is read.
On the Settings page within the User Groups tab, the value of the cell in the User Count column is read by the screenreader with the column name and the value itself.
On the Settings page within the LTI Tools tab, Keyboard-only and Screenreader users’ focus is kept inside the Edit Associated LTI Tool modal, and the Screenreader user is notified if they exit the modal.
On the Settings page within the Status tab, icons in the Status Overview table are marked as decorative and not reachable by Screenreader users.
Translations and Users & Permissions
On the Translations and User & Permissions page, the focus is not attained by the Screenreader users on grayed-out buttons.
Change Log
2023-06-22
2023-06-20
