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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…
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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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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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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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All Accessibility Checker Issues Central Location in a Course
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 the claimed issue. I would say 95% of the time, Canvas's Accessibility…
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Webinar Recording & Savings Calculator - CSN Archives 75% of its Canvas courses and saves $19.7M in
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 Solutions to expedite WCAG 2.1 compliance by archiving 75% of its courses,…
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Accessibility
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.
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Archiving for WCAG Compliance - College of Southern Nevada Webinar
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 management. In this session, CSN leaders will share their approach to: ✅…
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Accessibility in Classic Quizzes vs New Quizzes
Hello Instructure Community, My team came across this comparison chart for features in Classic Quizzes vs New Quizzes https://docs.google.com/document/d/11nSS2EP0UpSM6dcuEFnoF-hC6lyqWbE9JSHELNmfG2A/preview?tab=t.0#heading=h.tgr5djifqvtf Unfortunately, accessibility or accessibility features are not included in the…