Q. Accessibility - Canvas Accessibility Checker

Accessibility - Canvas Accessibility Checker

Canvas Accessibility Checker

Tip: Use the Accessibility Checker located on the Canvas course menu. The accessibility tool detects common accessibility errors on pages, announcements and assignments in the Rich Content Editor but does not cover all issues that may occur in files (e.g. Word, PDF, etc.), complex or interactive content created outside the Rich Content Editor. 

Why it matters: Addressing accessibility issues helps all learners, especially people with visual, cognitive, and mobility impairments, find and understand content easily.

How to do it: Click Accessibility on the Canvas course menu, click scan course, click the fix button and follow the prompts to fix the accessibility problems.

• Canvas Accessibility Checker Guide

What it looks for: 

• Missing image alt text: An image does not include descriptive alt text.
• Alt text length: Image alt text exceeds 200 characters.
• Image filename used as alt text: The alt text matches the image filename instead of describing the image.
• Tables without headers: A table does not include at least one header.
• Table header scope: A table header does not define appropriate scope.
• Tables without captions: A table does not include a descriptive caption.
• Duplicate or broken links: Multiple links point to the same URL, or spaces break a single link into multiple links.
• Misformated lists: Content appears to be a list but is not formatted using list structure.
• Skipped heading levels: Heading levels are not sequential (for example, H2 followed by H4).
• Heading length: A heading exceeds 120 characters.
• Heading 1 in content: An H1 heading is used within the page content.
• Small text contrast: Small text does not meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA color contrast requirements (inline CSS).
• Large text contrast: Large text does not meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA color contrast requirements (inline CSS).