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name: canvas-accessibility-auditor\ndescription: Accessibility audit and remediation for Canvas LMS courses. Scans content for WCAG-oriented issues, generates prioritized reports, guides fixes, and verifies remediation. Use when asked to \"audit accessibility\", \"check WCAG\", \"fix accessibility issues\", or \"run accessibility review\".

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Canvas Accessibility Auditor

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Full accessibility audit cycle for Learning Designers: scan course content, generate a prioritized report, guide remediation of fixable issues, re-scan to verify fixes, and produce an accessibility review summary.

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Prerequisites

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Steps

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1. Identify Target Course

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Ask the user which course to audit. Accept a course code, Canvas ID, or course name.

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If not specified, prompt:

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Which course would you like to audit for accessibility?

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2. Scan Course Content

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Run two scans in parallel if possible:

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Scan A -- Direct content scan:

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scan_course_content_accessibility(course_identifier, \"pages,assignments\")\n
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This checks all page and assignment HTML for:

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Scan B -- UFIXIT report (if available):

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fetch_ufixit_report(course_identifier)\n
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If the UFIXIT page exists, parse it:

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parse_ufixit_violations(report_json)\n
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3. Generate Prioritized Report

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Combine results from both scans. Call format_accessibility_summary if using UFIXIT data.

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Present issues sorted by priority:

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## Accessibility Audit: [Course Name]\n\n### Summary\n- Content scanned: 20 pages, 15 assignments\n- Total issues: 12\n- Auto-fixable: 8 | Manual review needed: 4\n\n### Level A Violations (must fix)\n1. **Missing alt text** -- 5 images across 3 pages\n   - Page \"Week 1 Overview\": 2 images\n   - Page \"Lab Instructions\": 2 images\n   - Assignment \"Final Project\": 1 image\n\n2. **Tables missing headers** -- 2 tables\n   - Page \"Grade Scale\": 1 table\n   - Page \"Schedule\": 1 table\n\n3. **Non-descriptive links** -- 3 instances of \"click here\"\n   - Page \"Resources\": 2 links\n   - Page \"Week 3 Overview\": 1 link\n\n### Level AA Violations (should fix)\n4. **Empty headings** -- 2 empty heading elements\n   - Page \"Week 5 Notes\": 1 empty h3\n   - Page \"Midterm Review\": 1 empty h2\n\n### Manual Review Required\n- Color contrast: Cannot be checked automatically (requires visual inspection)\n- Video captions: Cannot be verified via API (check in Canvas media player)\n- PDF accessibility: Cannot be parsed via API (use Adobe Acrobat checker)\n
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4. Guided Remediation

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For each auto-fixable issue, walk the user through the fix:

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For missing alt text:

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  1. Call get_page_content(course_identifier, page_url) to retrieve the HTML
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  2. Identify the <img> tags without alt attributes
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  3. Ask the user for alt text descriptions (or suggest based on surrounding context)
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  4. Call edit_page_content(course_identifier, page_url, new_content) with corrected HTML
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For non-descriptive links:

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  1. Retrieve the page content
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  2. Show the current link: <a href=\"...\">click here</a>
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  3. Suggest descriptive replacement: <a href=\"...\">Download the syllabus (PDF)</a>
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  4. Apply fix after user approval
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For empty headings:

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  1. Retrieve the page content
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  2. Show the empty heading
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  3. Ask: \"Remove this heading, or add text to it?\"
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  4. Apply the chosen fix
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For tables missing headers:

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  1. Retrieve the page content
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  2. Show the table structure
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  3. Ask: \"Which row/column should be headers?\"
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  4. Convert <td> to <th> elements and apply
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Always ask for user confirmation before modifying any page.

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5. Re-scan Modified Pages

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After remediation, re-run the scan on modified pages only:

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scan_course_content_accessibility(course_identifier, \"pages\")\n
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Report: \"Fixed 8/12 issues. 4 remaining require manual review.\"

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6. Generate Accessibility Review Summary

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Produce a final summary suitable for stakeholder reporting:

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## Accessibility Review Summary\n\n**Course:** [Course Name]\n**Audit Date:** [date]\n**Auditor:** AI-assisted audit via Canvas MCP\n\n### Results\n- Total content items scanned: 35\n- Automated issues found: 12\n- Issues remediated: 8\n- Issues requiring manual review: 4\n- Automated WCAG-oriented checks: Partial pass (manual review items remain)\n\n### Remediation Actions Taken\n- Added alt text to 5 images\n- Fixed 3 non-descriptive links\n- Removed 2 empty headings\n\n### Outstanding Items\n- Color contrast review needed (pages with colored text)\n- Video caption verification (embedded videos)\n- PDF accessibility check (uploaded PDFs)\n\n### Recommendation\nCourse content meets automated WCAG 2.1 Level A criteria after remediation.\nManual review of color contrast and multimedia is recommended before publishing.\n
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MCP Tools Used

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ToolPurpose
scan_course_content_accessibilityScan pages and assignments for WCAG issues
fetch_ufixit_reportRetrieve institutional UFIXIT report
parse_ufixit_violationsExtract structured violations from report
format_accessibility_summaryFormat violations into readable report
get_page_contentRetrieve page HTML for remediation
edit_page_contentApply accessibility fixes to pages
list_coursesFind available courses
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Example

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User: \"Run accessibility audit for CS 101\"

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Agent: Scans all content, generates the prioritized report.

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User: \"Fix the missing alt text issues\"

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Agent: Retrieves each affected page, asks for alt text descriptions, applies fixes, re-scans.

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Limitations

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Notes

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