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Text-to-Speech Software Recommendations
Do you have any recommendations for a text-to-speech software that works well with Canvas?
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From Guidelines to Practice: Making Learning More Accessible in Canvas Through Templating
These days we hear a lot about personalizing the learning experience to help provide more agency for our learners. This speaks to me because I value the human connections I create in my role. I serve as one of the Technology Instructional Specialists for our small, rural district in Indiana. My role supports K12 teachers…
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Question regarding the characteristics of our collective existence
Greetings everyone! Hello everyone, I'm new to the group and would like an update on what I've missed so far. Could someone fill me in? Thanks, Orlando
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New ADA Guidelines and LTIs
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, staff, and students. All digital materials, including course content, must…
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Dyslexia-friendly font: Offering more accessibility options to our users
Hi, I'm Ed Schiebel, guest blog poster and Senior Software Engineer with Instructure, where I spend my days working on Canvas. Here at Instructure we periodically have a Hackweek, where engineers get to work on features we don't have time to tinker with during the normal course of business. Sometimes hackweek ideas come…
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Fresh Look, Same Mission: Instructure's Updated Accessibility Toolkit
We’re excited to announce a refresh of one of your favorite community resources - the Accessibility Toolkit! Whether you’re just getting started or looking to level up your practice, this updated version is designed to save you time, spark new ideas, and make your day-to-day work a little easier. What’s New Streamlined…
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Accessibility Toolkit
Explore and use the Accessibility Toolkit to create content that empowers all learners—because inclusion begins with intention. According to GAAD, over 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability. That’s more than 1 in 6 of us—and a powerful reminder that accessible design isn’t optional, it’s essential. Whether…
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Recent Accessibility-Related UI Changes
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 trayAdded callback to native mobileAccount - Edit ProfileEnabling…
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Cast 3.0 Guidelines & Canvas
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 course setup and design. Has anyone else updated templates or created guidelines…
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Enabling language menu/options in rich text editor
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 done directly in HTML for the edit fields that use the rich text editor.…
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Accessibility Features in Canvas LMS and Studio for Teachers - Video
Hi all, The Instructure team has made a video overview of Canvas and Studio features that help instructors and course designers to foster a more accessible digital learning environment. We have included the link to the video as well as the embed codes below in the interest of sharing this resource. Thank you for your…
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Building Inclusive Products: Our Internal Accessibility Engineering Process
Internal Accessibility Engineering Process Here at Instructure, we believe that accessibility isn't just a feature—it's a foundational part of how we build. Creating accessible experiences is a cross-functional effort that starts from the earliest design phases and continues through development, testing, and beyond. Here’s…
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Design with Accessibility First: Integrating WCAG Compliance From the Start
In today's digital age, creating accessible learning experiences is not just a best practice, it's a necessity. As Product Designers, we have a responsibility to ensure that our content and user experience is usable by everyone, regardless of their abilities. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by approaching…
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Not Sure About Alt Text? This Chart Can Help
Not sure when or how to write alt text? You’re not alone. The Alt Text Flow Chart below is a quick-reference guide designed to help you decide what needs alt text, what doesn’t, and how to approach writing it effectively. It’s a simple tool to get you thinking more critically about the visuals you include in your…
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Resource: Alt Text Flow Chart
Alt text doesn’t have to be confusing. Whether you’re unsure when it’s needed or how to write it, we’ve got you covered. We just published a brand-new Knowledge Base article that breaks it all down: * When you should (and shouldn’t) use alt text * What makes alt text effective * A simple flow chart to guide your…