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Accessibility is a big subject, but we have lots of resources for you! For a broad overview of the hows and whys of accessibility, check out <\/span>Digital Accessibility Resources at Emerson<\/span><\/a>. This guide is intended to help you design content and resources that are more accessible to users from the start. For support with individual-specific accommodations<\/a>, please consult Get Help on Digital Accessibility Resources<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the rest of this blog post, I\u2019ll be focusing on resources for proactive accessibility when working with Canvas. This includes both the content in Canvas (text written in the Canvas Rich Content Editor <\/a><\/span>well as content added to Canvas such as documents and video) in addition to how to design your course in Canvas and arrange content for accessibility. For a summary of best practices that includes both of these aspects, check out <\/span>Teaching Guidelines for Making Courses Accessible<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Accessible Canvas Content<\/span><\/h2>\n

Canvas itself is accessible and <\/span>508-compliant<\/span><\/a>. What I mean by \u201cCanvas itself\u201d is that Canvas\u2019s functions and features are accessible – color schemes with appropriate levels of color contrast, menus that can be navigated by the tab key, operable with a screen reader. <\/span>Canvas is meant to be used as a container and a tool for presenting and managing your class content, so there are best practices for the content that you add to Canvas. \u201cContent\u201d here refers to the text, images, audio-visual content, and documents in your class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ITG Blog Posts on Accessible Canvas Content<\/h3>\n

Accessibility Tools in Canvas<\/a> provides an overview of the tools available in Canvas for assessing the accessibility of content in the Rich Content Editor, files and images uploaded to Canvas, and your course overall. <\/span><\/p>\n

Support Articles on Accessible Canvas Content<\/h3>\n

Support articles referenced in this blog post included the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n