Looking to make your course content more accessible? Meeting federal accessibility requirements doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With small, incremental changes, you can improve the usability of your course materials. Easy Fix is a recurring informational campaign designed to equip instructors with simple, actional steps — helping put course accessibility within reach.
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How can I automatically generate video captions?
Use Kaltura to automatically generate captions on both YouTube videos and self-made video and audio recordings within Canvas.
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What tools can I use to check the accessibility of my PowerPoint slides?
Both Ally and Microsoft PowerPoint’s built-in accessibility checker can scan your slides, identify any issues, and suggest ways to improve accessibility.
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Is there a way to add image descriptions to content in my Canvas site?
Yes! Ally can help you identify images in your Canvas course site that are missing descriptions, then walk you through the steps for adding them.
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PowerPoint Accessibility
Do you use PowerPoint slides in your course? By mastering a few, simple steps — such as using PowerPoint's built-in layouts, adding slide titles, and arranging content in logical reading order — you'll address some of the most common obstacles students encounter when accessing content in a PowerPoint presentation.
Checking Slides for Accessibility
Before addressing the accessibility of your slides, learn how to identify inaccessible slide content with two, easy-to-use tools.
Using Built-in Layouts
Learn how to build your presentations with a logical heading structure and reading order by using PowerPoint's built-in layouts.
Adding Slide Titles
Learn how to add visible and hidden slide titles so students using assistive technologies can navigate and follow the flow of content effectively.
Arranging Slide Content
Make sure all students can access content in a coherent and meaningful way by learning how to arrange content in logical reading order.
Additional Tips to Improve Course Accessibility
Fix Inaccessible Content with Built-in Canvas Tools
Discover two helpful tools for getting started with course accessibility.
Clean Up Your Ally Score with TidyUP
Learn how to quickly identify and remove inaccessible files from your Canvas course site.
Kaltura Makes "Kaptioning" Easy
Use Kaltura for all your course videos, so you can easily generate and edit captions.
How to Add Image Descriptions
Address a common course accessibility issue that's also one of the easiest to fix.
How to Fix Contrast Issues
Learn how to improve color contrast in documents, images, and Canvas pages.
How to Add a Missing Title
Help students easily navigate documents by creating descriptive document titles.
How to Add Headings in Documents
Get best practices for the use of heading styles so students can navigate content effectively.
The Scary Truth About Scanned PDFs
Learn why to avoid scanned PDFs and how to find alternative solutions.
"Saving" Versus "Printing" to PDF
Discover why "Print to" is an inaccessible way to convert Microsoft files to PDF.
How to Convert a Microsoft Word File to PDF
Learn how to avoid accessibility issues when saving a Word document to PDF.