Accessibility in Action 3: Making Word & PowerPoint Accessible

If you’ve been following our Accessibility in Action series, you’ve chosen a pilot course, identified your “must-have” materials, and used Canvas and Panorama to spot your lowest-scoring files. This week, we’ll focus on remediating Word and PowerPoint files so we stay on track for the April 24, 2026 federal accessibility deadline. Many accessibility issues in…

Echo360 Audio Issue

Status Update: 2/4/2026 Users are currently experiencing an audio issue when playing Echo360 lecture capture videos. CITS is working with the vendor on the issue. As a temporary fix, users should change the video layout in the Echo360 video player to “Featured”. Instructions: Click on the Layout option on the bottom right of the video…

Accessibility in Action 2: Quick Wins with Canvas & Panorama

If you followed last week’s Accessibility in Action newsbite, you’ve chosen a pilot course and identified your “must-have” materials (syllabus, key readings, major assignments, and required videos). This week’s step is simple: let Canvas and Panorama show you where the biggest accessibility issues are. You don’t have to guess. Use the Canvas Accessibility Checker on…