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Seeking Feedback: Open Source (GPL-3.0) AI Toolkit for 2026 ADA Math & Table Remediation
Hello Accessibility Community, I am an instructor of Software Application Design and Development at McHenry County College with 26 years of teaching experience. As we approach the April 2026 ADA deadline, I am working on an open-source project to help automate the remediation of complex Canvas content. I am looking for…
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Dealing with UDOIT file link bug
UDOIT Advantage says it recently had errors that first added special file permissions, then removed all special file permissions from pages it fixed. Could someone please check my understanding of this error and/or share how you're handling it? Details - may be a fairly narrow problem? It appears to me that they're talking…
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Link accessibility
Links are one of the primary ways learners move through digital content. They connect ideas, point to resources, and guide users through tasks. Accessible links ensure that all learners can navigate content confidently and independently. [toggle] What are screen readers? [toggle] Screen readers are assistive technologies…
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Image accessibility: alt text
What is alt text? Alt text (short for alternative text) is a written description that represents an image for people who cannot see it. When someone uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the alt text is what gets read aloud in place of the image. Without alt text, the image and the information it communicates…
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Heading accessibility
What are headings? Headings are usually styled differently from body text to stand out visually. Assistive technology doesn’t recognise headings by the styling, but by the heading tag attached to the text inside the html. This is created when you format the text as a heading in the Rich Content Editor, or other text…
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Text contrast accessibility
What is color contrast? Color contrast refers to the difference in brightness and color between text and its background. High contrast makes text easy to read, while low contrast can make it difficult or impossible for some learners to see. Providing sufficient contrast is an essential accessibility practice. It ensures…
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Accessible list formatting
Lists are an important way to organize information. They help learners quickly understand groups of related items, steps in a process, or key points. What is a misformatted list? When a list is misformated, for example using line breaks or symbols instead of proper list elements, it may look correct visually but assistive…
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Table accessibility
Tables can be powerful tools for presenting structured information such as data, schedules, comparisons, and results. But when tables are not properly formatted, they can become confusing or completely unusable for learners who rely on assistive technologies. Accessible tables ensure that every learner can understand the…
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Quiz Extensions: Anyone else having issues with this tool?
This week we started getting reports of Quiz Extensions not working for instructors. I can confirm in my testing it won't load the student roster and you can't search for a student's name. Moderate This Quiz is still working, but for large classes this is frustrating. Anyone else?
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How to get Immersive reader to read a link to an external site?
In the link to an external site (you tube, research paper, or something from within the files), the immersive reader appears to skip over that link? How do we ensure that the reader knows how to click and get through to the link?
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SpeedGrader rubric redesign: accessibility concerns with score visibility, scrolling, and modal descriptions
Hello Instructure Accessibility team and community, We’re sharing feedback on behalf of faculty at a large public university regarding recent changes to the SpeedGrader rubric interface, particularly as they relate to accessibility, grading accuracy, and repetitive motion. Multiple instructors are reporting the following…
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Roadmap item: Captions for all Canvas media
On the Roadmap for Q1 2026-Q2 2026 is the following: Captions for all Canvas media can be automatically generated and published, making it easy for educators to provide accessible content for learners in Canvas. I'm not finding more details on this, but am I correct in assuming that "all Canvas media" isn't just Studio…
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Thoughts on the new Accessibility Checker to be released in beta on Jan 30, 2026?
I guess I stopped getting release notes since the Instructure conversion to this new platform, but my Canvas Admin just forwarded the latest, which includes information about a new Accessibility Checker. While I appreciate the effort behind this, the timing is terrible as far as introducing this to our faculty, who are…
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Student Accessibility: Screenreaders and SpeedGrader
An instructor raised an excellent question during accessibility training: Are there any components within the SpeedGrader tools that are accessible, or particularly more accessible, when giving feedback on student assignments or submissions?
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Suggestion: Please make ALT text "stick" to the image source in Canvas
Anyone know where we now post Ideas/Suggestions, like this one??? When we upload images directly to a Canvas page, the interface allows us to add alt text to that image, which is excellent (maybe make it not 'hidden', to encourage more people to use it!!!). It would be SOOOOOOO good if this alt text was actually saved to…