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The alt text for the picture of the guy on the right side of the page.

If someone were to try to read this with a screen reader they would hear the text in the following order.

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So reading order requires a manual check, and you can instantly see a big problem.Ĭheck out page 4. If you were to use any of your own uploaded images, or if you simply wanted to change the alt text on the Canva images, then you would be out of luck without a tool like Acrobat. Images in Canva’s stock photo library must have a hidden alt text setting based on the document name that translates when you convert to PDF.īut here is a problem.

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The exported pdf is structured in a way that Adobe recognizes. The big surprise is that the document will come out fairly clean. Then you’ll want to run an “Accessibility Check.” Initial Structure and Alt Text Check

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Once open in Acrobat Pro I’m going to click on the “More Tools” button and add Accessibility.

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How to run Accessibility Checks on your Canva Report using Adobe Acrobat Pro Next I’m going to open the PDF report up in Adobe Acrobat Pro. So for this test I just used a Canva template, applied all pages, and then downloaded the 10 page report as a Standard PDF. A Canva PDF Example You can find this SDG Progress report template on Canva.

You can present a slidedeck directly from canva or share an infographic with a link.īut even beyond that, if you are creating reports using Canva and sharing them as PDFs, you are already past the point where alt text should be added and reading order set. Now, as the days move forward, Canva is transitioning into even more of a content delivery platform. You don’t embed alt text into an image file, you set the alt text when you share the image (for example, you create the image using Canva then set the alt text when sharing via WordPress or Twitter).īut here is the problem with that argument. Some people argue that Canva is a graphic design tool, not a content delivery platform. Inside Canva, you currently cannot set the reading order or put in alternate text. If you deliver a pdf with a bunch of text boxes and alternate text, you need them to show up in the proper reading order. The readable text also has to be understandable.

Just like you would caption a video for the hearing impaired, you need to add text to your pictures. So that means when you have an image, you need to have alternate text for those who cannot see the image. When you share visual content digitally, it needs to be readable. We don’t have to dig too deep to find the flaws.

What makes a website or report accessible?.

The Accessibility Law (aka Section 508).

If anyone at Canva is reading this post.

Tips for making Accessibility easier when designing in Canva.

How to run Accessibility Checks on your Canva Report using Microsoft PowerPoint.

How to run Accessibility Checks on your Canva Report using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

But you do have to take additional steps after creating your reports to improve your product’s accessibility. No way, Canva is still a super useful tool in so many other ways. If you just create a report in Canva and then export to PDF, that report is likely not accessible.ĭoes this mean you have to stop using Canva? Making your reports accessible to those in your audience with disabilities is certainly the right thing to do. When you work with a lot of government clients the topic of accessibility is almost always at the top of the considerations list when choosing your software. As much as I love Canva, there is definitely one spot where the tool absolutely fails.