When using the content editor in Canvas, there is an option to check the availability of your content using a built-in control function. The control checks your content and guides you if there are places for improvement.

You must be in "Edit" mode.

How to do it

The check for accessibility can be found below the text box in the form of a circle with a figure in it. Click on it and the accessibility checker will appear in a separate column at the right side of your workspace.

A Screenshot that show how the accessibility checker guide looks like

The Accessibility Control Icon is marked with a red box and shows that it's 10 issues.

You must be in "Edit" mode.

The Accessibility checker guide

The control reacts to text with low contrast, images without alternative text, tables without headings etc. It also provides the ability to adjust current content directly in the wizard. In the example below, there is no alternative caption to a table and you are given the opportunity to fill it in directly through the guide.

A Screenshot that show how the accessibility checker guide looks like

Feedback from the accessibility check shows that the table lacks a caption

Micro-task: Try it out!

Take a pages from a course, your own our someone else's

Check the accessibility with the accessibility checker
Follow the guide and try to make the recommended changes
If you experience any problems, remember to write them down so we can discuss them at an upcoming workshop or seek help from other learners in the student community

This exercise is for practice only (not graded)

Support

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