This document is intended for new users of UDOIT, a course accessibility checker
Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool or UDOIT (pronounced, “You Do It”), is a course accessibility checker that allows instructors to scan an entire Canvas course to identify and help resolve accessibility issues, referred to as “barriers.”
Instructor Considerations Before Use
Best Practices
UDOIT presents barriers based on a few criteria. Instructors should start with the “Easiest to Fix” barriers in order to get used to the tool and its functionality.
The barriers will be presented in two categories: errors and suggestions. Errors should be the first ones to be addressed.
Although the tool does provide a way to fix some barriers directly inside the tool, there are some barriers that may require some direct editing of the HTML of the area in the course.
If the tool cannot fix the issue natively, it will give you a link to the page for you to correct.
If you are unsure how to edit HTML, please work with your local support or a knowledgeable colleague.
UDOIT is available to all credit and noncredit courses within Canvas.
General Considerations
UDOIT also checks course files. These files will require knowledge of how to make the changes in the software or programs that created the files.
Information to share with Students
Tell students the best way to report accessibility issues in your course. If they report them to you, you can check for the issue using a UDOIT scan.
