External Resources

Resources for Building Accessible Courses in Canvas

• General Accessibility Guidelines Links to an external site.
  • Recommendations for how to build an accessible Canvas site (with examples).
• Accessibility Within Canvas Links to an external site.
  • Discusses accessibility options and features in Canvas.
• Create Accessible Canvas Sites Links to an external site.
  • Links to an external site.Reviews how to utilize various Canvas tools to ensure accessibility.
• Canvas Accessibility Tool Links to an external site.
  • This blog post details how to utilize the built-in accessibility tool in Canvas.

Resources for Checking Accessibility

• Overall Accessibility
  • Web Accessibility Evaluation Links to an external site. - browser extension for Chrome and Firefox
    • Enter a URL to generate an accessibility report of that website
• Color and Contrast
  • Test out combinations of text colors, background colors, and images, to verify your media meets the necessary 4:5:1 contrast ratio:
    • Contrast Checker Links to an external site.
    • Links to an external site.Contrast App Links to an external site. - only available for Mac
    • Color Oracle Color Blindness Simulator Links to an external site. Links to an external site. - available for Windows, Linux, and Mac
      
• WCAG's Evaluation Tool List
  • For a comprehensive list of accessibility verification tools, check out WCAG's Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool List. Links to an external site.

Resources for Captioning

• How to add captions to media in PowerPoint
  • This Microsoft Support page offers multiple options for adding captions to PowerPoint media and includes a step-by-step walk-through for each option. 
• Download the Stamp Add-In
  • Discussed in the "How to Record a Lecture in PowerPoint" video, the STAMP Add-In is used to manually input captions and adjust timings in PowerPoint. Compatible with all versions of PowerPoint from 2010 on. 
• How to add captions in Youtube
  • This Google Support page offers a step-by-step guide for adding captions to a YouTube video.