Academic Plan Requirements
Undergraduate students must earn a minimum 2.0 semester GPA and complete 67% of their attempted credit hours during the approved semester (undergraduate students cited for Maximum Time Frame see next requirements).
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Learn more about key accessibility principles and practical strategies to design and deliver accessible Canvas courses.
When adding documents to your course, use accessible formats such as Word, tagged PDFs, or PowerPoint. For Word documents, use heading styles, alt text for images, and proper tables and lists. For PDFs, make sure the text is selectable, headings are tagged, and the reading order is correct; avoid scanned pages such as book copies or printed handouts. In PowerPoint, use built-in slide layouts, add alt text to images, and ensure the reading order matches the visual content. Inside all documents, format images, links, tables, and other elements properly to maintain accessibility.
For video and audio media in your course, be sure to include captions for all videos and provide written transcripts for audio files. For videos without audio, be sure to add a description of the content. Here at Kent State, we can use Kaltura Reach to add captions to our videos. These are auto-captioned and can be edited for accuracy. Ensure that all media can be paused, stopped, or muted by students and avoid autoplay when possible.
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Links are an important part of accessibility and navigation. Make sure your link text is descriptive so students know exactly where it will take them. For example, type 鈥楻ead the full course syllabus鈥 instead of just 鈥榗lick here.鈥 Whenever possible, provide more than one way to reach important content, like including a link in both the Modules and the course navigation menu. This helps all students find what they need quickly and easily.
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Tables are a great way to present data clearly, but they shouldn鈥檛 be used just to organize or format a page. When you do use a table, include row and column headers so students, and screen readers, can understand the information. Adding captions can help explain what the table shows. Keeping tables simple and straightforward makes them easier for everyone to read and navigate.
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Heading styles are built-in formatting tools (like H1, H2, H3) in Canvas and other editors such as Microsoft Word that create structure for a page. Unlike simply making text bold or larger, heading styles tag content so screen readers can recognize and navigate it, allowing students with disabilities to jump between sections easily. They also keep your course organized and visually consistent, showing the relationship between main topics and subtopics.
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Color can make your course more engaging, but it鈥檚 important to use it thoughtfully. Make sure there鈥檚 strong contrast between text and background so everyone can read it easily. Avoid using color alone to convey meaning, like highlighting vocabulary in red without any other cue, and use bold, underline, or icons in addition. This helps ensure all students can access and understand your content.
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