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Engineers are currently investigating the issue. Description: The current day color on the mini version of the course Calendar does not meet the +1.4.11 Non-text Contrast+ requirements in both the home page and on the Calendar. The issue is the state indicator color against the white background. The contrast is supposed to…
Institutions are committed to providing accessible learning environments, but tracking accessibility compliance across an entire organization can be a daunting task. Building on the recently introduced Canvas Course Accessibility Checker, we are thrilled to introduce the new Accessibility Analytics dashboard in Intelligent…
Release Timing: Generally Available April 17, 2026 as a Feature Option. This feature will be default on for all users July 1, 2026. Regional Availability: NORAM (US only) Customer Type: K12 Available with: Mastery Connect Key Takeaway: Accessibility is an increasingly important priority for districts as they navigate…
This case was unable to be reproduced. If behavior persists, please submit a new support case. Description of Issue: When a user navigates using the arrow keys on JAWS and selects the '?' icon on the accessibility page ‘Why it matters’ dialog, the focus remains on the background text ignoring the sections on the popup…
Get ready for a fully accessible LearnPlatform At Instructure, we're committed to providing a seamless and inclusive experience for all educators. We're excited to announce a significant update coming to LearnPlatform, redesigned from the ground up to meet modern Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.2 A/AA…
I've been trying to find more documentation on the level of accessibility available for new quizzes. For instance, the categorization and hot spotting features and plans for the accessibility checker to be available for New Quizzes, but I am unable to find any. Is there any documentation in regard to this that I am…
This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 3/11/26. Summary: When navigating the Grades page using keyboard navigation as a student, the "See scoring details" button in the assignment row does not display a visual focus indicator when focused via keyboard (Tab key). Expected Behavior:…
This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 2/25/26. Summary: When Windows High Contrast Mode (HCM) is enabled, the Keyboard focus does not reach the [Load in a new window] button for external tool assignments set to open in a new tab. Expected Behavior: Keyboard focus indicator should…
This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 11/24/25. Description When sharing or editing Commons resources, screen readers don’t announce required fields. Expected Behavior Screen readers should announce required fields Workaround No workaround exists at this time. Steps to Reproduce…
This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 11/24/25. Description The Click to change button under “Image” on the Create/Edit Commons Resource has no indication for what is being edited for users using screen readers. Expected Behavior "Click to change image" announces to screen reader…
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