diff --git a/server/domain-objects/createDefaultFiles.js b/server/domain-objects/createDefaultFiles.js
index 5691082680..a754d4ca3f 100644
--- a/server/domain-objects/createDefaultFiles.js
+++ b/server/domain-objects/createDefaultFiles.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
 
 export const defaultSketch = `function setup() {
   createCanvas(400, 400);
+  // Help blind or low-vision users understand your sketch
+  describe("A 400 by 400 pixel gray canvas.");
 }
 
 function draw() {