Accessible Canvas Course Training and Resources

Training

• Zoom Training: TBA
  • Accessible Canvas Course
  • Accessible Word
  • Accessible Media
  • How to Describe Images
• Weekly Canvas Accessibility Online Office Hours
  • Thursdays at noon from June 4, 2026, to August 13, 2026
  • Zoom: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/85859115313?pwd=5edcY4aWtvy2nX3oaru6OAT0w6M2hY.1
• In Person Workshop: TBA
• Request a Canvas accessibility specialist response or appointment for office hours.

Resources

Check out the Digital Accessibility 101 in Canvas for more in-depth knowledge and skills to make your Canvas course accessible

Canvas

• Canvas Guidelines for Faculty and Cheat Sheet
• Accessible Canvas Checklist

Documents

• Accessible MS Word Checklist
• Accessible MS PowerPoint Checklist
• Accessible Adobe PDF Checklist

Content

• Accessible Math: Check an article on How to Make Math Inclusive for Everyone with Microsoft 365.

Use of Color

• Effective Color Guidelines by UIUC CITL
• Web-Based Color Contrast Checker by WebAIM
• Desktop Color Contrast Checker by TPGi

Templates

• Canvas course
• Online Course Syllabus
• PowerPoint Black Background & White Background

Recordings: TBA