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A11y for Canvas: What Students and Instructors Should Know

Learn about the benefits of accessible instructional materials in Canvas, including alternative formats and instructor feedback. Find out how to create accessible documents and ensure accessibility for all students.

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A11y for Canvas: What Students and Instructors Should Know

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  1. A11y for Canvas: What Students and Instructors Should Know Gaby de Jongh, IT Accessibility SpecialistUW-IT, Accessible Technology Services (ATS) uw.edu/accessibility

  2. What is A11y? Tool that helps with making course content access Alternative accessible formats Instructor feedback Institutional report

  3. A11y Feature Rollout Dates Pilot with select coursesReleased December 2017 Alternative Format Download Feature for StudentsReleased Oct 2018 Instructor Feedback FeatureLimited Release: Dec 2018Full Release: Mar 18, 2019 (First day of Spring Quarter)

  4. Accessible Instructional Material Benefits… Everyone! • Facilitates independent learning • Engagement in a variety of ways • Variety of presentation styles • Flexibility and customization Source: National Center on Accessible Educational Materials

  5. A11y for Canvas

  6. Blackboard A11y: For Students Alternative Formats .docx Alternative Formats .pdf

  7. Blackboard A11y: For Instructors (1 of 2)

  8. Blackboard A11y: For Instructors (2 of 2)

  9. Creating Accessible Documents

  10. An Accessible Electronic Document:

  11. HTML, Word, Google Docs, & PDF

  12. Office Products Stylistic features have been repurposed for accessibility • heading styles, table headers Alt-text for images Simple tables can be accessible, complex tables cannot Accessible math via the MathType plug-in Built-in accessibility checker • easy to fix accessibility issues Well supported by Assistive Technologies Forms and Posters are not accessible

  13. Google Products Stylistic features have been repurposed for accessibility • heading styles Alt-text for images Minimal support by Assistive Technologies Does not export a tagged PDF

  14. Adobe PDF Three types • image • document with text but no underlying structure • tagged, well structured document Tagged PDF is similar to HTML Forms have minimal accessibility (Tooltips) Supports accessible complex tables Does not support accessible math Built-in accessibility checker • difficult to fix accessibility problems Well supported by screen readers in Windows only

  15. The Source Document is Supreme

  16. Creating Accessible Pages in Canvas (HTML)

  17. Course Accessibility in Five Simple Steps

  18. Resources

  19. Resources (continued) Microsoft Accessibility • Word • PowerPoint • Excel Grackle Suite • Docs • Slides • Sheets Adobe Acrobat Pro DC • PDF Accessibility Overview • Accessibility Repair Workflow • Using the Accessibility Checker • Accessible Forms and Interactive Documents IT Connect • A11y Accessibility Tool for Canvas

  20. Questions? Gaby de Jonghgabyd@uw.edu

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