Pope Tech

Getting Started Tutorial

Pope Tech How to Get Started

Step 1: Open Pope Tech 

To test a Canvas item for accessibility concerns, simply activate Pope Tech by selecting the icon next to the Cancel and Save buttons on the page while using the Rich Content Editor.

Step 2: Use Pope Tech to Locate and Fix Accessibility Issues 

Once Pope Tech is activated, the Pope Tech menu will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. At the top of the interface, the number of errors and alerts will need to be addressed. 

• Errors are accessibility errors and should be looked at for remediation.

• Alerts are suspicious areas. Alerts may or may not be an accessibility error. The user should review these and fix if necessary.

• Rescan can be used once errors and alerts are fixed. This will allow the user to scan the page a second time and verify that all fixes were applied correctly.

Note: Files, videos, and audio will always be listed as alerts, as these require manual review with human eyes!   

In the example on the side, we have 11 errors and 4 alerts.

In the Pope Tech interface, results are organized by the following categories:

• Images and Links

• Text and Contrast

• Headings

• Tables and Lists

• Documents and Videos 

Each of the categories can be expanded to show the errors or alerts. To view the content raising an error or alert:

1. Select the arrow displayed next to any category name. Once you expand a category, Pope Tech will display fields grouping together issues within that category. 

2. Click any field to view detailed results and how to fix them.

3. Click a particular result to highlight the indicated content within the Canvas editor, enabling you to fix that content.

This quick (42 second) video demonstrates the process described above:

Instructor Accessibility Guide for Canvas Intro