Canvas Trainings

Learn the essentials for creating inclusive accessible course content in Canvas. This course will cover:

  • Basics of accessible course content
  • Importance of captions, transcripts, and audio description for multimedia
  • Understanding color contrast and color for meaning
  • Applying accessibility best practices to existing content and documents
  • Using built-in automated accessibility checkers

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact digitalaccessibility@harvard.edu. Closed captioning is available upon request.

Upcoming Trainings

This training is also available upon request for groups of 10 or more participants. To request a session for your team please reach out to digitalaccessibility@harvard.edu. 

Harvard Medical School (HMS) has created a Self-Paced Accessibility in Canvas course that is open to anyone in the Harvard community. Enroll to learn more about how to make sure your Canvas content is accessible to everyone. 

See also

All Instructor-Led Trainings Guide to Accessible Academic Content