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Explore and use the Accessibility Toolkit to create content that empowers all learners—because inclusion begins with intention. According to GAAD, over 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability. That’s more than 1 in 6 of us—and a powerful reminder that accessible design isn’t optional, it’s essential. Whether…
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We've enabled the Ignite AI feature for the accessibility checker, but I get an error message consistently across courses. Has anyone managed to successfully use this tool?
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…
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…
Hello Everybody!!! I'm new here! :) How do you create a meeting with your class group in Canvas? When I attempt to compose a message, I select the course and then choose “Student Group,” but the only option that appears is a “Back” button with an arrow. No student names or group members appear for me to contact.
Hi all, The Instructure team has made a video overview of Canvas and Studio features that help instructors and course designers to foster a more accessible digital learning environment. We have included the link to the video as well as the embed codes below in the interest of sharing this resource. Thank you for your…
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…
Why Accessibility Matters in Course Design The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach is critical whether you teach entirely online, hybrid, blended, hyflex, or face-to-face classes. A good course starts with a road map and inclusive accessibility guidelines to ensure an optimal environment where teaching and…
Below is a list of recent accessibility-focused UI updates. These changes help improve usability, navigation, and screen reader support across the platform. We’ll keep adding more as we continue this work. Page / Component Description Accessibility Checker trayAdded callback to native mobileAccount - Edit ProfileEnabling…
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