All academic courses contain digital content, whether they are taught in-person, online, or a hybrid format. Even if Canvas does their part and provides an accessible overall framework, accessibility of a course within Canvas depends on instructors to create accessible content and upload accessible resources. This means that as content creators, faculty must do their best to ensure that the course content they are building is accessible to all students. Information on accessibility of documents, videos, and online meetings is available throughout this website.
Subject-Specific Accessibility of Course Content
While the Digital Accessibility Taskforce provides general accessibility guidance, it is each department's responsibility to evaluate and remediate their own instructional and research content.
WCAG 2.1 AA guidance applies across the board, certain academic areas face unique hurdles when making content accessible. Below are some anciticipated hurdles and resources for evaluating and remediating instructional content.
- STEM (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, etc)
- Music and Performing Arts
- History and Political Science
- Media Studies and Fine Arts
Canvas
Canvas is the official learning management system of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Canvas simplifies course management tasks: publishing course materials, grading, communicating with students, and more. Information from Canvas about their accessibility is available on the Canvas Product Accessibility website, and in their blog post Accessibility within Canvas.
To join the conversation on accessibility in Canvas, see the Accessibility Group Hub on the Canvas Community website.
Techniques in Canvas
The following web pages on the current website provide techniques for ensuring accessibility of particular features in Canvas pages:
