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Accessibility Features and Updates in Canvas

Accessibility Features and Updates in Canvas

by Maria Rodriguez Camacho | Oct 17, 2025 | Accessibility, Canvas, How-tos

Canvas has introduced new accessibility features designed to make the platform more inclusive, user-friendly, and equitable for everyone—especially those using assistive technologies. These updates include a new dyslexia-friendly font option as well as improvements to...
Maximize the Accessibility of Your Canvas Course Site: A Step-by-Step Guide

Maximize the Accessibility of Your Canvas Course Site: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Thomas Keith | Jul 7, 2025 | Accessibility, Canvas, Universal Design for Learning

Making your Canvas course site accessible may seem like a formidable task, but it doesn’t have to be. In this post, we lay out the steps you can take as you’re building your course site to maximize the accessibility of your digital materials. By following these steps,...
Create Accessible Equations and Formulas with LaTeX, Canvas, and Overleaf

Create Accessible Equations and Formulas with LaTeX, Canvas, and Overleaf

by Thomas Keith | May 7, 2025 | Accessibility, Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Digital Accessibility, How-tos, Services, Universal Design for Learning

The typesetting system LaTeX (pronounced “lah-tech”) is widely used in academia, especially (though not exclusively) in STEM fields, to represent content in an organized and visually appealing fashion. One of LaTeX’s great strengths is its ability to format...
Explore Accessibility at Global Accessibility Awareness Day Events

Explore Accessibility at Global Accessibility Awareness Day Events

by Thomas Keith | Apr 23, 2025 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Events, GAAD, Services, Universal Design for Learning

Thursday, May 15, 2025, is the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This is a day to reflect on the importance of accessibility and the need to lower barriers for the approximately one billion individuals worldwide living with disabilities. To mark this...
How to Use SensusAccess Inside Canvas

How to Use SensusAccess Inside Canvas

by Joe Olivier | Sep 11, 2024 | Accessibility, Canvas Features/Functions

It’s now easier than ever to improve the accessibility of learning materials in your Canvas courses with SensusAccess Inside Canvas. This new integration brings SensusAccess, previously only available via the web, inside your Canvas courses. This tool can help you and...
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