- Run the Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard in Canvas courses, focusing first on courses being taught during winter and spring, noting that the DOJ ruling goes into effect (4/25/26).
- Find: The Accessibility Dashboard is in the navigation of each Canvas course. You can run the Dashboard in current and past courses, but make changes in newly imported, editable course(s).
- If needed, request a Non-CRN course as an intermediary space to do the work.
- Scan: Scan your course using the Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard
- “Errors” First: Use the Accessibility Guide to view what remediations to focus on first, prioritizing Links, Lists, Alt Text, Tables, Colors, and Headings, as well as Captions where possible. LLATCH gives you a simple, prioritized workflow for improving accessibility:
- L – Links: Use meaningful, descriptive link text
- L – Lists: Ensure lists are formatted using true list structures
- A – Alt Text: Provide concise description as alt text for images (WWU DATG from WebTech may assist in creating this)
- T – Tables: Use table headers and avoid using tables for layout purposes
- C – Color & Contrast: Ensure readable color contrast
- H – Headings: Structure your page using true heading levels (in Canvas page title becomes H1, but each page should continue structure starting with H2)
- See also: Course Accessibility: Tools, LLATCH, & CATCH
- Examine Linked Content: While Pope Tech’s tools can be used to guide you to Canvas content pages, it cannot point out accessibility issues in content that was not created in Canvas.
- Internal Files: The scan will let you know when you have a file that needs to be reviewed outside of the Accessibility Guide tool, such as PDFs.
- External Content: The scan will indicate there is external content for you to examine, such as YouTube videos, or Google Docs.
- Find: The Accessibility Dashboard is in the navigation of each Canvas course. You can run the Dashboard in current and past courses, but make changes in newly imported, editable course(s).
- Assess “Alerts” and remaining course materials not meeting accessibility expectations. This includes:
- PDFs, slides, documents, and handouts – Sensus Access on the DAC website
- Media, including captions and transcripts – Panopto at WWU
- Any third-party tools or external resources you require students to use
- Assess mathematical equations and formulas within a Canvas Course
- Document additional concerns that arise with using external content or with content that is difficult to make accessible.
Learn more about the ruling and accessibility in Canvas: Canvas Accessibility FAQs