Canvas & Course Content Digital Accessibility
There are several Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) that should be incorporated into your daily communications with students, staff, and the community. Please review the guidelines below and integrate them in your day-to-day workflow.
Who is responsible?
All MCC employees must comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA.
Tools for Accessibility
Accessibility checking tools built in to Outlook, Microsoft Apps, color contrast checkers, etc. Learn more about the tools you can use below.
Digitial Accessibility Basics
POUR Principles
The WCAG 2.1 AA use the POUR principles to organize the guidelines. The principles are the foundation of web accessibility and mean content must be:
Perceivable: Users must be able to access content in ways they can percieve.
Operable: Users must be able to navigate content several different ways based on their abilities.
Understandable: Users must be able to easily understand content and how to use it.
Robust: Content must work reliable across different browsers, devices and assisitive technologies.
The Basics
Take the points below and add them into your daily workflow.
Alternative Text
Use text to describe an image to a person using a screen reader
Learn more about Alternative Text Accessibility
Captions for Videos
Provide accurate closed captions for pre-recorded and live videos
Learn more about Video and Audio Accessibility
Color
Use color thoughtfully and do not use it as the only means to convey meaning
Color Contrast
Ensure the text color and background color are a 4.5:1 ratio
Headings
Add headings to documents to improve readability and navigation
Lists
Format lists using numbers, letters, or bullets to make them easy to read and navigate
Links
Use descriptive titles for link text rather than a long URL
Tables & Graphs
Create accessible tables with clear headers and structure