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Joni and Friends expands global access to inclusive learning with Canvas

Joni and Friends uses Canvas to scale accessible, tech-powered learning—empowering global nonprofit training with inclusive tools that just work.

Create Accessible Courses with Canvas

Increasing accessibility in higher education can begin with leveraging the tools available. For many institutions, that means starting with the learning management system (LMS). Canvas LMS meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and is certified WCAG 2.1 AA, meaning educators can use its...

7 Pillars of Accessibility + Achieving Accessibility in Canvas

Accessibility is a practice of making information meaningful and usable. By implementing a learner-centered design approach through accessibility we enable users to learn from diverse resources. This session will guide you through the “whys” of accessibility, showcase seven basic principles, and...

Mobility and Accessibility: The Canvas Mobile App

Learn how the Canvas Mobile App provides essential access that reliably boosts success for students and faculty at Palo Alto College - anytime, anywhere by watching the video below. Students being able to access their course materials has never been easier.

Mobility and Accessibility: The Canvas Mobile App (Portuguese)

Being able to access course materials has never been easier thanks to the Canvas Mobile App. The ability to access Canvas LMS through their phones has provided essential access that reliably boosts success for students and faculty at Palo Alto College - anytime, anywhere. Watch this video to learn...

Mobility and Accessibility: The Canvas Mobile App (SP)

Being able to access course materials has never been easier thanks to the Canvas Mobile App. The ability to access Canvas LMS through their phones has provided essential access that reliably boosts success for students and faculty at Palo Alto College - anytime, anywhere. Watch this video to learn...

Canvas

Open, adaptable, user friendly, and future ready—Canvas is North America's most-loved learning management system. Canvas is built for: efficient, effective teaching equitable, accessible learning flexible, scalable integration community-powered innovation

Simplify Canvas Course Accessibility

Canvas courses have to be accessible for students with disabilities. But, how can we simplify Canvas accessibility and start making accessible courses? Get a sneak peek at Pope Tech.

Durham Technical Community College: Creating Modern & Accessible Learning Experiences with Canvas LMS

In an effort to offer its students and faculty a more modern, accessible and flexible experience, Durham Technical Community College chose to migrate its learning management system from Sakai to Canvas LMS. Following instructor feedback from an LMS survey and a thorough evaluation, Canvas was chosen...

Wyoming: Providing Equitable Access Statewide With Canvas

The Wyoming Department of Education lobbied to implement a common LMS from kindergarten to college, to increase equitable access to a high-quality education among Wyoming students. Read on to see how Wyoming rolled out a statewide LMS strategy that supports teachers and positively impacts educators...

Using Embedded Quizzes, Commenting, and Captioning with Canvas Studio to Promote Student Engagement, Accessibility, and Equity.

Videos without interactivity are passive forms of learning. Videos with embedded activities increase students’ engagement (Global Trends, 2021) and conceptual understanding of content (Mitrovic, 2017). This session demonstrates how to utilize Canvas Studio features to make videos interactive and...

Access and Equity. To the Power of Canvas.

It all comes down to The Fundamental Five. Of course, computers and internet access are essential for basic access to education right now. But how do we create equitable and even amazing learning...

Fix Accessibility Issues with Canvas LMS & PopeTech

Learn how Canvas’s Accessibility Checker helps fix accessibility issues for you. If institutions need a more comprehensive solution, we explain other options to help you make courses more accessible.

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Many Hands, Lighter Work: Scaling Accessibility in Canvas LMS

Creating a sustainable, scaled approach for accessibility in Canvas takes a village! Join us for Global Accessibility Awareness Day to learn how institutions equipped all parts of their ‘village’ with strategies, Cidi Labs tools, and a shared commitment to accessibility...

Quick Steps for Enabling Accessibility in Your Canvas Course

Nobel Laureate, Maurice Maeterlinck, once observed, “At every crossway on the road that leads to the future each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past.”...