UDOIT Accessibility Assistant in Canvas

Digital Accessibility means providing necessary access for persons with disabilities and improving access for as many people as possible. The UDOIT Accessibility Assistant in Canvas can help us double-check our content prior to sharing it with students and participants.

Accessibility Checking and Testing

• All employees at the college - faculty, staff, student-staff - are responsible for creating accessible content.
• The key to effective digital accessibility is implementing accessible practices proactively, making sure all content is accessible before sharing it with others.
• Accessible universal design essentials meet both compliance and design best practices.
• Accessibility checkers built within platforms and applications such as Canvas and Microsoft 365 are very helpful though not always accurate. Having a familiarity with the essential practices will be useful for double checking results provided by automated checkers.