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[info callout] Engineers are currently investigating the issue. 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 window. Expected Behavior: JAWs…
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…
[info callout] 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).…
Hello, I come to the community seeking your input. We are a small, rural K12 district and have been using templates for our secondary courses for three years now. It's starting to get messy. I love the consistency it creates for our homepages and it allows us to create spaces that are accessibility-friendly. The challenge…
[info callout] 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…
Yesterday in our Canvas classes our Articulate 360 courses were working. Today they are inaccessible to everyone. I have a trouble ticket open with Articulate, has anyone seen this before?
[info callout] 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…
[info callout] 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…
[info callout] This behavior has been resolved and deployed to the production environment as of 11/24/25. Description When a user searches for an item in Commons, then views the item using a screen reader, only the title of the item is announced, without any indication as to what the item actually is. Expected Behavior…
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