Overview

In our ongoing efforts to make teaching and learning as inclusive, equitable, and accessible, many instructors have begun including an Accessibility Statement on their syllabi or as a stand-alone page in their Canvas courses. We offer a sample statement below and after it, some optional verbiage and resources that may be helpful to include for your students. For more guidance about Accessibility Statements, please see the Digital Accessibility Training Hub, Faculty LMS Module.

Sample Statement

I am committed to making this course accessible to all students to the best of my abilities. If you encounter any materials, activities, or aspects of the course that are not accessible to you, please reach out to me! I want to work with you to find solutions and improve the course for everyone. You can email me at (insert your email address). Screenshots and links to content with issues are always helpful, if possible. Thank you for contributing to ongoing course improvements!

Optional Add-Ons

Accessibility Defined

"Accessibility is an educational tenet that dictates that all students be able to access and interact with learning materials in ways suitable to their needs. In the classroom and in other learning environments, this means that students should be able to access all course materials and technology tools equitably and without undue hardship" (from eLearning Instructional Design & Pedagogy Support).

Digital Accessibility Specifics

In terms of Canvas, this shell strives to be as accessible as possible through intentional design. Some best digital accessibility practices include:

- - Accessible fonts
  - Alternative text and image descriptions
  - Descriptive links, etc

In terms of other platforms we'll be using, during our Zoom sessions the captions will always be enabled. When sessions are uploaded to this Canvas shell, the captions will also be enabled.

School Resources

To learn more about or request accommodations, please navigate to the following resources and offices:

Canvas Resources

Ally: Alternative Formats

A Blackboard Tool Integrated into Canvas that enables students to transform files into different formats.

Canvas Feature Options

Found under "Account > Settings" on the Global Navigation Bar. Here you can enable high contrast, dyslexia friendly font, Microsoft's Immersive Reader, and many more helpful features.

Static Tutorial Page for Feature Options.

ReadSpeaker

Like Microsoft's Immersive Reader, ReadSpeaker is a text-to-speech technology students can use. It will read entire Canvas pages aloud, and students can customize speed, languages, highlight colors, font size, and more.