On April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a rule on digital accessibility<\/a>\u00a0under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This rule requires the University\u2019s web content, including academic course content, to be accessible starting on April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n This five-part foundational series introduces you to two powerful tools for improving course accessibility in Canvas. You\u2019ll start by learning how to use the Ally Course Accessibility Report<\/strong> to identify and prioritize accessibility issues, and then discover how TidyUP<\/strong> can help you clean up duplicate or outdated files that may be affecting your course\u2019s accessibility score.<\/span><\/p>\n\n In this video, you will learn how to enable the Ally Course Accessibility Report tool for a Canvas course.<\/p>\n Enabling the Ally Course Accessibility Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n In this video, you will learn the basics of the Ally Course Accessibility Report dashboard and how you can use it to start remediating your course.<\/p>\n Ally Course Accessibility Report Dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n In this video, we will cover an integral step you should take before deleting any content with TidyUP, which is to backup your course!<\/p>\n TidyUP: Creating Backups<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n In this video, we demonstrate one of the first steps that you will want to do when working with TidyUP, protecting your question banks, and New Quizzes.<\/p>\n TidyUP: Protecting your Content<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n In this video, we demonstrate how to delete files and Canvas content from your course using the TidyUP.<\/p>\n TidyUP: Deleting Content<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n In this three-part video series<\/a>, you will learn how to format major elements of your syllabus to meet accessibility standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The work in front of us is immense, as everything the University does includes web content. The scope covers research, academic courses, and all services and programs we deliver to our communities. Complying with the new rule will require collaboration and partnership to ensure websites, electronic documents, digital tools, and other web content are readily usable by all.<\/p>\n The Teaching and Learning Center, Office of Disability Resources, Cline Library, and Information Technology Services are coordinating efforts to implement compliance at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n Self-enroll in the course A Guide to Accessibility<\/a> to assist you in meeting these accessibility requirements.<\/p>\n For additional guidance on improving your Canvas course to meet the digital accessibility requirements, contact TLC-Help@nau.edu<\/a>. Or come to an Instructional Design Open Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n Visit the Northern Arizona University\u2019s Accessibility site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n \nAccessibility Basics: Using Ally and TidyUP<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Creating an Accessible Syllabus<\/h2>\n
Accessibility is our Shared Responsibility<\/h2>\n