Where to Begin?

Not sure where to start? Let's start with the easiest things first. Here are some simple, yet effective ways to improve the accessibility of your course materials.

 

Start with Pope Tech Instructor Accessibility Guide

We highly recommend using Pope Tech Instructor Accessibility Guide first.  Most Canvas-related issues can be resolved more easily with Pope Tech. Additionally, using Pope Tech before Ally to add image descriptions can help you avoid one potential issue in Ally.  After you've cleaned up errors with Pope Tech, then use Ally to address document issues with your PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, etc.  

 

Delete Old, Unused Files

Click the "Files" link on the course navigation menu to browse through your course files.  You may find that you have some old, unused files still lurking in your course. They'll still show up as issues on your Ally Dashboard, even if you aren't actively using them in your course.  Simply deleting unused course files Links to an external site. is an easy way to instantly improve your course accessibility. 
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Content with the Easiest Issues to Fix

On your Ally Dashboard, you can find all of the content with the easiest issues to fix.  This is a great place to start because you can knock out many of these issues very quickly.
On the Ally Dashboard, click the "Start" button in the "Content with the easiest content to fix" section.

Help!

At some point, you may run into an issue that is not so easy to resolve, and that's okay! Just focus on doing what you can.  If you need help resolving a difficult issue please contact pcconline@pasadena.edu for assistance.