Welcome to our upcoming Small Changes, Big Impact campaign—a semester-long initiative designed to help instructors strengthen course accessibility through simple, meaningful improvements that take five minutes or less.
What This Campaign Is About
For subscribers of our Digital Accessibility Newsletter, throughout the spring semester, you’ll receive monthly mini-challenges that highlight small accessibility updates with big benefits. These are not major redesigns—they’re practical, fast, and designed to keep your workload light and help your students navigate your course more successfully.
These mini-challenges are for faculty and staff who create Canvas content and would like to learn how to create a more accessible course in a fast and simple way.
By participating, you’ll not only make your course more inclusive—you’ll also earn digital rewards, recognition, and exclusive items.
How the Campaign Works
Beginning in January, newsletter subscribers will receive:
- A monthly 5-minute or less accessibility mini challenge
- Step-by-step instructions for completing it in UDOIT.
- A quick submission form to report your completed challenge and receive credit.
Benefits
Complete any mini challenge and collect a badge piece
Each month you complete a mini challenge, you’ll receive one piece of a digital mystery badge—revealed fully only to those who finish all five months.
Participants who complete all mini-challenges will receive:
- A fully assembled digital mystery badge for LinkedIn, your email signature, or other professional platforms
- Recognition in our monthly newsletter and in The Daily
- A custom-designed, digital-accessibility-themed mug
- A more accessible, student-centered Canvas course with minimal time investment
Mini Challenge Deadlines
These challenges can be completed anytime throughout the semester. However, all mini challenges must be completed before Monday, June 1, 2026 to receive credit. See the challenges below to find the form to submit your mini challenge.
Monthly Mini-Challenges (January–May)
Below are the challenge topics you’ll see throughout the semester.
Each challenge will be updated with detailed instructions once released for its month.
January – Mini-Challenge #1
Incoming in January
February – Mini-Challenge #2
Incoming in February
March – Mini-Challenge #3
Incoming in March
April – Mini-Challenge #4
Incoming in April
May – Mini-Challenge #5
Incoming in May