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Utilize the CETL folks.

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Having good copies of your pdfs!

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Make sure everything you use from youtube has proper captioning

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Make sure everything you use from youtube has proper captioning

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Utilize the tools in canvas to review your site/content and "fix" each thing, as instructed.

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Wiping the master and reloading with accessible materials.

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Wiping the master and reloading with accessible materials.

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Getting individualized tutoring and help

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I made a cheat sheet for me and my part-timers, along with a checklist

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I made a cheat sheet for me and my part-timers, along with a checklist

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Use Copilot to make accessible documents

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Use Copilot to make accessible documents

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Start small and do all of the same thing like all of the pages in your course and then move on.

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UDOIT isn't 100% accurate. It said my syllabus was "too long"

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UDOIT isn't 100% accurate. It said my syllabus was "too long"

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Utilize all of your resources!  In other words, I could not have reached 100% without the help of Olivia, Tamara, and Sarah.  I took part in the summer accessibility sessions.

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Utilize all of your resources!  In other words, I could not have reached 100% without the help of Olivia, Tamara, and Sarah.  I took part in the summer accessibility sessions.

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Frustration and also realizing that there were possible other pathways to resolve problem. Or hidden obstacles.

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I teach it in my classes and support it takes time and encouragement. 

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I teach it in my classes and support it takes time and encouragement. 

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Check files that you link to multiple times

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I have a lot of older stuff/not great copies that was hard to convert. I had someone from the CETL do it for me.

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Cleaned out files and old documents I don't use anymore

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Cleaned out files and old documents I don't use anymore

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figuring out headings and how to use text for screen readers

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figuring out headings and how to use text for screen readers

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Document formatting for accessibility and video captions

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Willingness to take time to re-build Canvas pages

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Schedule help for feedback and direction

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using old versions of documents has been a challenge

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using old versions of documents has been a challenge

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formatting

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The amount of images I use in my courses can be overwhelming. Yet, practice is part of play and progress.

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The amount of images I use in my courses can be overwhelming. Yet, practice is part of play and progress.

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Remember it's your job to help all students. This makes you a better person. 

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Remember it's your job to help all students. This makes you a better person. 

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Do a little bit at a time, there's no way you can do it all at once

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Do a little bit at a time, there's no way you can do it all at once

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GET HELP FROM CETL

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work through the UDOIT tool step by step so you don't get overwhelmed

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work through the UDOIT tool step by step so you don't get overwhelmed

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Make the time, make appointment for CETL assistance, ride the wave

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Creating descriptive captions to links

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Take the SBCTC microcourse on accessibilty first, it helped me

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Take the SBCTC microcourse on accessibilty first, it helped me

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Leave your ego behind. The content is for student consumption, not our own.

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Leave your ego behind. The content is for student consumption, not our own.

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Different formats of the same information 

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Different formats of the same information 

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Once I reached 100%, exited my Canvas shell, and came back a couple of weeks later, my score was back down to 91%. It was mostly issues where a document was too long for UDOIT to evaluate, so I had to check the box that I had checked the document. I expect that to happen more in the future.

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Making things accessible isn't "something extra." It's more important than anything else, including the content itself.

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Broken links and embedded videos require updates and testing.

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Broken links and embedded videos require updates and testing.

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using the podcast AI creator to get students to better understand course content

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using the podcast AI creator to get students to better understand course content

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Increase the variety of assessments even more. Choose your own adventure style.

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Increase the variety of assessments even more. Choose your own adventure style.

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Go ask Olivia! She will turn your frustration into joy!

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ALT text is a lesson in communication and inclusion.

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ALT text is a lesson in communication and inclusion.

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Make Comic Sans the default font in Canvas.

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Make Comic Sans the default font in Canvas.

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using self-assessment on a more regular basis

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using self-assessment on a more regular basis

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Is your issue problems with document (docx, pptx, etc.)?  

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Is your issue problems with document (docx, pptx, etc.)?  

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Download every document you think you will use to your computer, then delete every document from you Canvas course. Then you can fix them one at a time and upload them again.

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Following the headings hierarchies outlined in the DesignPlus menu.

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If I had to give just one piece of advice to fellow faculty on making courses accessible, it would be this:

Design for flexibility from the start—not as an accommodation, but as a standard.

That means building your course with multiple ways for students to engage, express, and access content. Use captions on videos, provide readings in multiple formats, allow varied assignment types (like audio, visual, or written), and structure your syllabus with clear, predictable navigation. When flexibility is baked into the design, you're not just supporting students with disabilities—you’re supporting working parents, multilingual learners, neurodivergent students, and anyone navigating life’s unpredictability.

Accessibility isn’t a checklist—it’s a mindset. And when it’s done well, it benefits everyone.

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Schedule one on one meetings with CETL members.

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Don't aim for 100% at first, improve each course a bit at a time until you get to the issues that are harder to fix.

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Don't aim for 100% at first, improve each course a bit at a time until you get to the issues that are harder to fix.

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Make sure you have a "Sandbox" course to upload into every new section you teach.

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Make sure you have a "Sandbox" course to upload into every new section you teach.

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I kept copying my course from the previous term that I taught it. It copied EVERY file I had ever used into every new section. I had files from prior to 2018 that I haven't used since then in my Documents tab.

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Use Microsoft's Accessibility Checker tool!

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Resist the temptation to copy over an entire course when creating a new Canvas page. Do take the time to copy over each module/file/link and confirm each one is accessible.

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Ignore Canvas Ally, it's not as good as UDOIT

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Ignore Canvas Ally, it's not as good as UDOIT

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In Word, use the Accessibility tool first, and then run through UDOIT

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In Word, use the Accessibility tool first, and then run through UDOIT

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I participated in the Inclusive Pedagogy faculty learning group

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I participated in the Inclusive Pedagogy faculty learning group

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I want to include some things I learned in this awesome learning community.

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I had a course with 71% accessibility and 889 "suggestions" to improve it. After 2 hours it was to 74%. I thought I would never get there! Olivia, Tamara, and Sarah taught me strategies to fix this without losing my mind.

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Schedule your time!

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Rely on your discipline and department!

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Once you have had success with one class or quarter, you have more confidence in the future!

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I hadn't realized unpublished files count toward accessibility, so I had to go through all those too

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I hadn't realized unpublished files count toward accessibility, so I had to go through all those too

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Be careful with Panopto and captioning and copying your course over and over again.