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Making Canvas pages accessible

This page provides guidance on creating Canvas pages in ways that align with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  • Insert headings
  • Create descriptive hyperlinks
  • Use built-in bulleted and numbered lists
  • Create accessible tables (avoid using tables; consider using bulleted lists for non-numerical information)
  • Use the Ally course accessibility checker in Canvas to generate an initial assessment of the accessibility of your Canvas site. This tool isn’t perfect, but it is useful in identifying many accessibility issues in your Canvas course. In addition, this edit-mode accessibility checker checks the accessibility of an individual Canvas page as you’re working on it.

Need technical support? Contact Accessible Technology Services