Canva & Accessible Flyers

What this page helps you do

• Create flyers and graphics in Canva that are readable, shareable, and accessible to people using assistive technology.
• Export and publish accessible alternatives (HTML/text/PDF) alongside image assets.
• Apply quick checks that fix the most common barriers.

Immediate wins (5–15 minutes)

• Use an approved template and keep important text as real, selectable text.
• Provide a short accessible summary near the flyer when publishing.
• Keep the editable source file so you can produce accessible exports later.

Checklist: Before you publish

1. Structure & content — use real text, logical reading order, clear event details.
2. Contrast & typography — meet minimum contrast, prefer larger readable fonts.
3. Color and visual cues — don’t use color alone to convey key info.
4. Images and icons — add concise alt text for exported images when used on web/email.
5. File export — keep editable source; publish accessible HTML/text or accessible PDF alongside image exports.

Canva-specific tips

• Verify contrast and swap templates that use low-contrast palettes.
• Avoid placing important text over complex background imagery; use solid overlays.
• Prefer single-column, top-to-bottom layouts for simple reading order.

Publishing patterns

• Email: embed image + visible text summary + link to accessible page or attached accessible PDF.
• Web: include `alt` text and a visible HTML summary; for event pages, prefer native HTML event details over images.

Resources

• WebAIM: Alt text
• W3C: Images and text alternatives
• Adobe: Accessible PDFs
• UA Quickstart accessibility