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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…
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Colour contrast accuracy in Ally
Hi there, my Learning Design team is aiming to improve our accessibility practices and I've been using Canvas Ally tool to check the contrast between emphasis boxes and link text in our organisation's CSS. Ally has been flagging a lot of instances of contrast being lower than 4.5:1 for normal text (as per WCAG Level AA…
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Share your favorite accessibility tools!
I would love to hear from the group: What are your favorite tools for ensuring accessible content? Please share by replying below. 😊
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What challenges do you face while making learning accessible? 📚✨
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 what strategies have helped you create more equitable learning experiences?…
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Keyboard navigating course menu - access keys
A question for users who solely navigate by keyboard, are there access keys or alike available to jump to the start of a course menu? There is a 'skip to content' link available, which sends focus to the course content but also skips past the course navigation. So if a user wants to skip over the Canvas navigation directly…
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Tables in Canvas Pages
Odd thing... We have some Canvas generated tables on a page. We save them. We look at them as a student. We put the cursor in the first cell block. We then try to tab from cell to cell to test keyboard accessible functionality. But rather than tabbing cell to cell, it jumps us to the Next Page button (skipping the entire…