Creating an accessible Canvas course begins with intentional design. Before addressing individual accessibility errors, it is important to organize course content, remove unnecessary materials, and understand how cleanup and accessibility efforts work together. The guides below are arranged to help you build a strong foundation first, then move into focused accessibility improvements with confidence.
Core Course Design & Accessibility Guides
Begin with these foundational guides to understand how course organization and accessibility work together. Follow them in order to streamline your course structure before focusing on targeted accessibility improvements.
Begins with the big picture. Explains why storing large numbers of unorganized files in Canvas creates accessibility and usability challenges, and why intentional content design improves the student experience.
Frame accessibility as part of course design. Positions accessibility as an intentional design decision rather than a final compliance step. Introduces how TidyUp and UDOIT together support a more inclusive and thoughtfully structured course.
Learn how to clean before you fix. Introduces TidyUp and explains how it identifies unused content, duplicate files, and empty folders so you can streamline your course before addressing accessibility issues.
Understand the accessibility tool you’ll be using. Provides an overview of UDOIT, what it scans, the types of accessibility issues it identifies, and how it supports course remediation.
Find and launch the tool. Shows how to enable and open UDOIT within your Canvas course and what to do if the tool is not visible in course navigation.
Get oriented to the dashboard. Walks through the UDOIT homepage interface, including accessibility scores, navigation panels, and where to begin reviewing results.
Move from information to action. Guides you through running a scan, interpreting common accessibility issues, and beginning remediation in an organized and manageable way
Targeted Accessibility Fix-It Guides
After reviewing your UDOIT results, use the following focused guides to address specific types of accessibility issues.
Explains how to properly structure headings using the Rich Content Editor so screen readers and assistive technologies can navigate content logically.
Provides guidance on writing meaningful link text and correcting common link errors identified in UDOIT reports.
Covers adding effective alternative text and resolving image-related accessibility flags to ensure visual content is accessible to all learners.
Addresses proper table formatting, header rows, and color contrast concerns to improve readability and accessibility compliance.