[NFBCS] The Accessibility of Canvas with JAWS?

[Yassir Bohorquez]

Canvas itself is very accessible. You would use it like any normal website. The main thing that may not be accessible will be external tools that you might access through the canvas site. Tools, like pearson products, or cengage, which you might access through canvas to log in to the tool, may not be accessible. This is not because of canvas but because the tool itself is not accessible. Math objects on canvas may pose a challenge. Overall, canvas is an easy website to use, and I think it's very accessible as a totally blind user.

> On Feb 28, 2024, at 4:24 PM, Jim Portillo via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good afternoon,
>  
> In about a month, I will need to start taking a course that uses the Canvas platform. In the past, I’ve heard that the platform was not very accessible with JAWS. Is this true? If it is accessible, what do I need to know to effectively use it?
> Does Canvas also have breakout rooms, or is that only with Zoom?
> Anyway, I thought I’d ask prior to starting anything so that I could be properly prepared.
> Thanks.
> Jim
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