CIS195 | Fixing Common Accessibility Issues in Canvas in Code View

Improving the web accessibility of your course pages in Canvas is not just a best practice for universal design—it’s often required by law (such as ADA Section 508). In this video, we go behind the scenes into Canvas’s HTML Code View to turn those frustrating red accessibility indicators into green lights by using direct HTML fixes. Whether you are an educator aiming to make your course accessible to all students or a web development student learning practical application, these five quick fixes will significantly boost your accessibility scores. What You Will Learn: Descriptive Hyperlink Text: Why you should avoid pasting raw URLs and how to write clear, natural sentences instead. The title Attribute: Adding tooltips to anchor tags to give screen readers and users extra context before clicking a link. Table Captions: How to use the caption tag immediately after your opening table tag to describe a table's purpose (e.g., grading rubrics). Table Header Scopes: Implementing scope="col" inside your th tags so audible browsers properly read tabular data. Meaningful Alt Text: Replacing poor file-name text with explicit, descriptive descriptions for images using the alt attribute.