In Practice: Links

From the Rubric

Aligned: Links are identified with meaningful and unique text in place of displaying the URL.

Check

• Canvas Content

• Documents

• PDFs

• Digital Presentations

• Spreadsheets

How to Implement

• Canvas Guide: How to format descriptive links in the Canvas Rich Content Editor

• Article: How do I use the Accessibility Checker in the Canvas Rich Content Editor?

• Article: General Accessibility Guidelines in Canvas

Additional Resources

• Video: Why Use Descriptive Links - from Portland Community College, demonstrating the importance of list formats

• Video: 3 Tips for Creating Accessible Text