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Step 1: Can you make another copy?

Do you have access to the original book, article, etc.? Can you find it again online or in the University Library?

If you can find a digital copy, it’s probably already more accessible than your scan.ÌýAdobe Acrobat ProÌýcanÌýÌýthatÌýisÌýmore accessible than a printed orÌýscannedÌýcopy.

If you have a printed copy, contact theÌýUniversal Design Center (UDC)Ìýor yourÌýAccessible Technology Initiative (ATI) coordinatorÌýabout how to re-scan it to a more accessible format.

Step 2: Librarians

If you can’t find the source, reach out to your University LibraryÌý. They may have ideas about where to find the original, maybe even a more accessible version?Ìý

Step 3: Course Accessibility Report

Cidi Labs also lets you convert a PDF to a Canvas Page in one step. This won’t solve every PDF, and the Page still needs to be checked for accessibility, but this option may be a good alternative for some intractable files.

In the Review Files area, click Review. Next to "Canvas Page," click Request. Optional: Click the "Replace file with a Page" button to replace all instances of the file in your course with the new page.

See how it's done:

Last Resort

We won’t fix aÌýscannedÌýPDFÌýif we have any other option, but sometimes thereÌýisn’t one. IfÌýthisÌýPDFÌýisÌýthe only copy you have and you cannot find another one, and Ally didn’t help, contact the UDC for aÌý.