October 2025 Newsletter

October Greetings from Cidi Labs! As the days get shorter and the pumpkins start to glow, we’ve brewed up some special treats for you — a mix of fresh resources, upcoming events, and product updates that’ll help you keep your Canvas courses fright-free and fantastic.

Helpful Resources

ULEARN Accessibility Guide Canvas course welcome page

Introducing the ULEARN Accessibility Guide!

At Cidi Labs, we think accessibility need not be an afterthought. Instead, we believe in empowering you to focus on accessibility at every step of the course lifecycle—from design to continuous improvement—by providing game-changing tools that support every part of the process.

The ULEARN Accessibility Guide is a companion to our Accessibility Assistant, UDOIT Advantage. It highlights each issue UDOIT can detect, explains how these issues affect students, and provides guidance on how to fix them. By focusing on accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, the guide supports the creation of more inclusive and effective learning environments.

ReadyGO Training Video Series

Want to learn all about ReadyGO, and how it can help you streamline and scale your Canvas course initiatives? An updated ReadyGO User Training Series that consists of 6 short videos is now available! You can explore the series on your own or sign up for the sequenced video training to be delivered to your email inbox.

Product Updates

Recent Releases

For details on October’s product releases, please refer to the respective Release Notes:

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⚠️ Are You Still Using the Legacy DesignPLUS Sidebar?

As a reminder, the Legacy Sidebar sunset date is December 31st, 2025. To learn more about what this means, please read this important KnowledgeBase article: What can we expect after the DesignPLUS Legacy Sidebar sunset date?

Events

Accessibility Matters Live! Monthly Webinar Series

Don’t Miss Our Last Webinar of 2025!
Time-Saving Tips ~ November 18th at 12pm MT

You’re ready to create accessible Canvas courses but the time commitment can feel daunting. In this session, we’ll focus on ways to turn that overwhelm into efficiency with tips that save you time while creating more inclusive learning experiences. You’ll learn practical, easy-to-implement strategies to improve accessibility without adding hours to your workload. Plus, we’ll show you how Cidi Labs tools act as accessibility assistants, streamlining key tasks so you can spend less time on the manual work. Don’t miss these time-saving tips to accelerate your accessibility workflow!

Other Recent Webinars You May Have Missed:

No need for FOMO around here! We record all of our webinars and are happy to share them. In case you missed any of this month’s webinars:

Cidi Labs on the Road: Where Will We See You?

The Cidi Labs team will be attending a slew of in-person events during the remainder of the year. If you’re going to be there, please stop by our booth to say hello and get some cool swag!

  • QM Connect: 11/3-11/5, Tucson, AZ
  • CanvasCon Europe: 11/3-11/4/, Oslo, Norway
  • KY Convergence: 11/10-11/12, Louisville, KY
  • CanvasCon Canada: 11/13-11/14, Toronto
  • OLC Accelerate: 11/17-11/20, Orlando, FL
  • Accessing Higher Ground: 11/17-11/21, Denver, CO
  • CITE: 11/17-11/19, Sacramento, CA
  • DET/CHE: 12/2-12/5, Palm Springs, CA

Until next time, keep your Canvas courses free of frights and full of treats!

~ The Cidi Labs Team

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