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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY

Cidi Labs Accessibility Tools for Canvas

A Quick-Reference Guide for Instructors

Introduction

Making courses accessible can be overwhelming, but Cidi Labs offers some great tools integrated within Canvas to help. You can use these tools not only to identify but also to resolve accessibility issues right within Canvas, setting them apart from other options like Ally, which focus primarily on identification.

There are already many wonderful accessibility resources available across UF — especially the Center for Instructional Technology and Training (CITT)’s excellent 8 Steps to Course Accessibility. The tools described here are meant to complement and be used alongside that guidance.

For each tool covered in this message, you will find:

What it is — a brief summary of the tool and its purpose

What it’s good for — the key use cases and features

How to access it — where to find the tool in Canvas and links to learn more

TidyUP

TidyUP is a tool from Cidi Labs for cleaning up Canvas courses. Use it to quickly find and remove unused files, outdated content, duplicates, and empty folders, all in a single, searchable interface for easy sorting and action.

What It’s Good For

  • Scanning entire courses to identify unused, duplicate, and outdated files in one view
  • Automatically finding empty folders and unused files without manual searching
  • Safely bulk deleting unused content, with the option to zip and download backups, reclaiming course storage space
  • Decreasing the accessibility remediation workload by reducing unused files
  • Viewing “Used In” information to see where a file is linked before removal (Note: TidyUP cannot see whether an image is used within a quiz bank, so be aware of this limitation when using the tool to identify and remove unused files.)

How to Access TidyUP

TidyUP is an LTI tool that appears in the left-hand navigation of Canvas courses, similar to UDOIT. It is available to course instructors only.

Look for the TidyUP link in the Course Navigation menu. The tool may need to be enabled by accessing Settings → Navigation. For more information, navigate to directions for enabling the links.

Once you have accessed TidyUP, click Scan Now to scan the course and view all files and content.

Learn more about TidyUP by visiting the TidyUP User Guide.

UDOIT

UDOIT (Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool) is an automated accessibility scanner built directly into Canvas. Use it to scan your entire course for accessibility issues (pages, assignments, discussions, announcements, and files) and to generate a prioritized report with guidance on fixing each issue.

What It’s Good For

  • Scanning your entire course for accessibility issues in one click
  • Prioritizing issues by type (e.g., missing alt text, low color contrast)
  • Getting detailed feedback, such as alt text over 150 characters, and potential errors in auto-generated captions
  • Reviewing non-image files (PDFs, Word docs, etc.) for accessibility concerns
  • Requesting alternate accessible formats directly in the tool (Canvas Page, HTML, ePub, Plain Text, Audio/MP3, Auto-Tagged PDF)

How to Access UDOIT

UDOIT is accessible from the left-hand navigation in any Canvas course.

Look for UDOIT in the Course Navigation menu. The tool may need to be enabled by accessing Settings → Navigation. For more information, navigate to directions for enabling the links.

Once you have accessed UDOIT, use the tabs at the top to switch between the main accessibility report and the Review Course Files view.

Learn more about UDOIT by visiting the UDOIT User Guide.

UFIXIT

UFIXIT is the remediation companion to UDOIT. Use UFIXIT to fix accessibility issues identified by UDOIT directly within Canvas. Access detailed insights that go beyond standard tools like Ally and catch problems that other checkers overlook.

What It’s Good For

  • Detailed info on each accessibility issue in your course
  • Flagging alt text over 150 characters
  • Detecting errors in auto-generated captions for embedded videos
  • Replacing or deleting files directly within the tool
  • Identifying and directly remediating decorative images
  • Marking all instances of repeated images as decorative across all pages at once

How to Access UFIXIT

UFIXIT is accessed from within UDOIT. After running a scan, click on any flagged issue to open the UFIXIT remediation panel for that item.

NEW: SpeedFIXIT (Beta)

SpeedFIXIT is a premium UFIXIT add-on. Use it to quickly fix common accessibility issues at scale with AI-powered batch remediation.

What It’s Good For

  • AI-generating three alt text suggestions per image (use/edit the best option)
  • Addressing images without alt text and those exceeding 150 characters
  • Automatically correcting failing color contrast in the course
  • Batch marking repeated images as decorative across all pages
  • Improving accessibility workflow beyond Ally; expect ongoing updates

How to Access SpeedFIXIT

SpeedFIXIT features appear within the UFIXIT remediation workflow when the add-on is enabled. Look for AI-assist options when reviewing individual image or color contrast issues in UFIXIT.