UDOIT Course Accessibility Checker

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Using UDOIT

UDOIT (Universal Design Online Inspection Tool) is a course accessibility checker available in Canvas that scans course materials and content, identifies accessibility issues, and guides an instructor through making updates in their course based on more than 40 possible accessibility barriers.

The 'UFIXIT' section focuses on text, images, and formatting within a Canvas course in announcements, assignments, classic quiz instructions, discussions, pages, syllabus, and module URLs. The 'Review Course Files' section lists documents added in a Canvas course, identifies accessibility barriers, and provides options to remediate those issues by allowing you to download, edit, and re-upload inaccessible files or choose alternative formats.

Getting Started 

  1. Log into Canvas and access your course from the Dashboard. 
  2. Click Course Accessibility Checker (UDOIT) in the course navigation menu on the left.
    NOTE: Only users with a Teacher or Administrator role see this link. If you cannot see the link, complete the steps below:
    • Click Settings and click Navigation along the top of the page.
    • Scroll down to find Course Accessibility Checker (UDOIT); click the three dots next to UDOIT, and click Enable
    • Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save.
  3. Click Authorize if prompted with "Cidi Labs UDOIT Cloud is requesting access to your account."
    NOTE: Click Continue if prompted with "UDOIT needs to reconnect with Canvas".
  4. UDOIT automatically scans your course (which may take a minute or two) and lists high, medium, and low impact issues identified in course materials.

Additional Resources 

Use the following resources to guide you through using the UDOIT Course Accessibility Checker.