If a student in your course has requested accommodations, contact Cornell’s Student Disability Services. For more information about accessibility and making your course content accessible, visit the Center for Teaching Innovation Accessibility, Accommodation, and Inclusion pageChecking Accessibility of Content Created in Canvas, and Getting Started with Ally (an accessibility tool available in Canvas).

Various tools in Canvas allow an instructor to provide accommodations:

  • For Canvas QuizzesAssignments, and Discussions, different Assign To dates and times can be used to accommodate users in different time zones or users who need an extended submission window.
  • For Canvas QuizzesModerate Quiz with different Assign To dates and times can be used to make accommodations for extending quiz timers or the number of allowed attempts.