Canvas Accessibility Checklist

Headings

• Do you use descriptive headings to break sections of your page?
• Are headings created using the built-in heading styles in the rich content editor toolbar?
• Are headings in order (H3 prior to H4, H2 prior to H3, etc.)?

Images

• Do all images, diagrams, graphs, and equations include descriptive alternative (alt) text, including in all uploaded documents?
• Is the text in an image repeated in the alt text or in the adjacent content?
• Does the alt text provide all information missed by not seeing the image?

Lists

• Are lists created using the list features on the rich content editor toolbar?
• Are numbered lists used when order of items matters?
• Do lists contain related items?

Tables

• Are tables inserted using the table features in the rich content editor toolbar?
• Are all tables used to show relationships between data?
• Does the table have a single Header Row?

Uploaded Documents

• Can you select the text in all uploaded PDF documents?
• Have all text boxes been removed from Word documents?
• Does all text show in the outline, and in a logical order, for all PowerPoint slides?

Multimedia

• Are all videos captioned?
• Are transcripts provided for audio files?
• Do you include audio descriptions of all visual-only content in videos?
• Can videos or other media be played using only the keyboard, including in all uploaded documents?

Links

• Do links include meaningful display text?
• Do all links to the same website include the same display text?
• Are links shown visually?

Testing

• Have you extended time limits (and due date times) for all students with approved testing accommodations?

Overall Course

• Did you validate all links?
• Did you use the accessibility checker in the rich content editor toolbar?
• Is all important information conveyed by more than color?

 

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