All hyperlinks should have informative text - Link to information within your sentences instead of listing the URL itself.  Example:  "Our five colleges at the Alamo Colleges District offer a vast array of programs and two-year degrees." instead of "Our five colleges at the Alamo Colleges District  found at https://www.alamo.edu/about-us/ offer a vast array of programs and two-year degrees."

Don’t use phrases like ‘Click Here’ and other non-informative link phrases that don't make sense when taken out of context.  

See Canvas Link Validator.

Canvas pages and information should follow the format of page title, section title, paragraph information, and repeat, if needed.  Screen readers will read this structure but will not read font size changes.

In Canvas, page titles are automatically generated at H1 with the page titles. And it's important to have descriptive page names since the page titles also are important portions of the navigation.

Within Canvas, you can find the text style on the Rich Content Editor.  Select the text you wish to modify and click the Paragraph drop-down menu to change the text style. You can choose from paragraph, heading 2, heading 3, or heading 4, or preformatted styles.

• Check that all images have alternative or alt text
• Proper color contrast
• Keep image files small (ideally under 100KB) and use a photo editor to resize.
• Complex figures should have rich descriptions and be usable in black and white
• Within Canvas images that do not provide content to your courses should be marked as decorative.

It is important to organize your content as well as provide "guideposts" for navigation, especially for diverse learners who use assistive technology.  Here are some key factors to consider to ensure your content is accessible.

• Data is organized in tables and have appropriate headers.
• Consider using tables to organize your data (e.g., multiple office hours, task lists and dues dates, etc.)

Creating Accessible Tables in the Rich Content Editor

The Canvas Accessibility Checker is a tool used within the Rich Content Editor in Canvas (edit mode) and can be accessed via the icon of a circle with a figure in it.  All places that the rich content editor is available (pages, announcements, discussions, and quizzes) will have this accessibility checker tool.