Canvas’s Rich Content Editor includes a tool that checks for common accessibility errors in typed or copied content. The Accessibility checker is to the right of the text styling options.
NOTE: Canvas’s accessibility tool cannot check content outside its Rich Content Editor, such as attached Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs.
Canvas reports the number of issues with explanations, and the option to fix the problem:
Figure 1: Accessibility Checker Summary
Figure 2: Full Explanation of Issue
When no issues exist, Canvas reports with a happy graphic.
Contributed by Cheryl Ryan, Instructional Media Designer at NIC's eLearning Department.