Accessible Canvas Course Training and Resources

Welcome to the Center for Learning Innovation: Digital Accessibility Training and Resources page. Creating accessible digital experiences is a team effort—and we’re here to help! We provide hands-on resources and training so you can feel confident implementing accessibility best practices every day. Let’s make our digital world open and usable for everyone.

To request a Canvas accessibility specialist response or appointment for your course specific questions, please reach out to CLI via Cli@illinoistech.edu.

Digital Accessibility 101 in Canvas

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

Canvas Accessibility

• Canvas Guidelines for Faculty and Cheat Sheet
• Accessible Canvas Checklist
• Template
  • Online Course Syllabus
  • Canvas course

Accessible Word

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

Accessible PPT

• Accessible MS PowerPoint Checklist
• Template
  • Black Background
  • White Background

Accessible PDF

• Accessible Adobe PDF Checklist

Accessible Excel

• TBA

Accessible Media

• TBA

Image Description

• Review Galvin Library's LibGuide on Alt Text and Image Description

Use of Color

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