Canvas Accessibility Fundamentals
At the beginning of 2026, Instructure published Fundamentals of Accessible Digital Content in Canvas. This course requires special registration instructions which are included below and covers the following areas of digital accessibility:
- Module 1: Understanding Digital Accessibility
- Module 2: Checking Accessibility in Canvas
- Module 3: Using Digital Accessibility Best Practices
- Module 4: Addressing Common Accessibility Mistakes
- Module 5: Resources and Badge Details
You can earn a badge after completing the course which includes short quizzes to test your knowledge. The best practices included in this course apply to all digital content regardless of platform, and can serve as a great primer for digital accessibility mastery.
Registering for the Course
- Open Canvas and select help in the main navigation
- Select Training Services Portal
- Allow the permissions requested by Canvas
Once you've permitted authentication, you should have full access to their training platform which includes the Fundamentals of Accessible Digital Content in Canvas. If you have trouble enabling the training portal, please contact ITAC for assistance.
Tools for Success
UDOIT (Universal Design Online Inspection Tool) is an accessibility checker designed for Canvas LMS. It helps instructors identify and fix accessibility issues in course content to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508, and Title II of the ADA.
All employees at Texas State can add UDOIT to their Canvas courses to help find and fix accessibility issues with course content.
- Open settings in any course
- Select Navigation from the tab list
- Enable UDOIT from the list of tools
It will now appear in your navigation and allow you to scan, track, and fix accessibility errors in your course. Cidilabs provides a robust user guide for UDOIT which you should reference for specific instructions.