Overview
Ensuring an accessible and pleasant experience to all users, regardless of disability, is a key element of Canvas software. The Canvas platform was built using the most modern HTML and CSS technologies, and is committed to W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative and Section 508 guidelines.
Canvas also includes an accessibility tool that detects common accessibility errors within the course. The Accessibility Checker scans Pages and Assignments. You can use the Accessibility Checker to design the course while considering accessibility attributes.
Canvas Accessibility Standards
Using the Accessibility Checker in Canvas
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Canvas provides a high contrast version of the user interface to allow for easier viewing of text and improve readability in the system.
To engage the high contrast user interface in Canvas, complete the following steps:
- Click the Account button in the Global Navigation menu.
- Locate the Accessibility Settings menu.
- Toggle the Use High Contrast UI option.
You can increase the font size in Canvas by holding down the Control key on the keyboard and pressing the plus (“+”) key until a desired size is reached. Holding the Control key and pressing minus (“-“) will decrease the font size.