Canva Accessibility: What Designers Need to Know

Canva is widely used, and many designers are now asked to remediate exported Canva PDFs that were never built with accessibility in mind. At the same time, Canva continues adding accessibility features.

This session takes a practical, balanced look at the current state of accessibility in the Canva ecosystem. Explore where meaningful progress is happening, where major limitations still exist, and how export decisions affect reading order, tagging, remediation, and screen reader usability. You’ll also learn how Affinity fits into Canva’s larger professional design strategy and why accessibility professionals should pay attention as these tools continue to evolve.

You’ll learn how to:

• Identify current accessibility strengths and limitations in Canva workflows
• Understand how exported PDFs may affect tagging, reading order, and remediation
• Recognize when remediation is practical and when rebuilding content may be necessary
• Evaluate how Affinity products fit into evolving accessibility workflows