Accessibility Guidelines and Best Practices

General Accessibility Principles

  • Headings & structure
  • Color contrast
  • Keyboard navigation
  • Alt text for images
  • Link text and document titles

Document Accessibility

  • Accessible Word, PowerPoint, and PDF
  • How to create accessible documents
  • Using built‑in accessibility checkers
  • Scanning and converting inaccessible PDFs?

Multimedia Accessibility

  • Captioning video content
  • How to produce captions tutorial – emphasize reviewing automated captions?
  • Transcripts
  • Audio descriptions 

Accessibility Expectations for Courses in Canvas

  • Minimum accessibility requirements for all courses
  • Accessibility Checklist
  • Canvas Accessibility Checker + tutorials
  • Syllabus accessibility template
  • Instructor Resources
    • Creating accessible Canvas pages (headings, alt text, lists)
    • Embedding accessible multimedia
    • Accessible quizzes and assignments
    • Using Accessibility Checker
    • Template statements for instructors?

Staff and Course Designers

  • Course Checklist
  • How to run accessibility reports
  • Files: accessible, inaccessible with exceptions, inaccessible