Accessibility for your Canvas content

Take theses steps before running UDOIT or ALLY in Canvas. These steps will help you decrease the number of issues reported by those tools for your content:

1. Go through your Canvas “Files” and delete old and unused Files.
2. Go through your “Pages” listing (found in your Canvas courses) and delete any old and unpublished pages.

PRO Tip: Look at the following Tutorials and Best Practices Website

Accessibility for your MS Office content

1. Accessibility Checker: Use the built-in Accessibility Checker in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to identify and fix accessibility issues. You can find it under the "Review" tab (Ref 1).
2. Alt Text for Images: Add alternative text to images, charts, and other visuals. Right-click the image and select "Edit Alt Text" to provide a description (Ref 1).
3. Fonts and Colors: Choose fonts that are easy to read and ensure high contrast between text and background. Avoid using color alone to convey information (Ref 1).
4. Use Headings and Styles: Apply headings and styles to structure your documents. This helps screen readers navigate the content more effectively (Ref 1).
5. Video captioning: You can add captions directly in PowerPoint or use external tools to create caption files (Ref 2). (If using videos from the COB Kaltura connection, contact the COB IT Helpdesk to connect you with the COB Video team for assistance.)

References

1. Accessibility tools for Microsoft 365
2. Accessibility Technology & Tools | Microsoft Accessibility

Accessibility for links

1. Descriptive Text: Use concise and meaningful text for your links. Avoid phrases like "click here" or "read more" as they don't provide enough context (Ref 1) (Ref 2).
2. Avoid URLs as Link Text: Instead of using the URL itself, use descriptive phrases that explain where the link will take the user. Screen readers read URLs character by character (Ref 2).
3. Consistent Formatting: Ensure that links are visually distinct from regular text. Underlining and using a different color can help (Ref 1).
4. Avoid All Caps: Do not use all capital letters for link text, as screen readers will read each letter individually (Ref 2).
5. Limit Repetition: Avoid using the same link multiple times on a page. (Ref 2).

References

1. Writing Accessible Hyperlinks – Office of Advocacy
2. How To Write Accessible Links