The score in the accessibility report doesn’t immediately update when you detach files from content items. It may take over 24 hours for the score to be recalculated. More information is available on Behind the Blackboard. Trying to improve your Ally score? If you have made the necessary changes needed to improve your file’s accessibility, Continue Reading…
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Blackboard Ally aims to improve the accessibility of the learning resources that you upload to your Blackboard courses.
It does this in two ways:
- Ally automatically converts documents into other formats so that students can choose the one that meets their needs. For example if you upload a Word document, it is now also available as PDF, HTML, ePub, electronic braille and audio MP3. Note that this is useful for all students, such as those studying on mobile devices.
- It checks documents as you upload them, and content you write in the editor, flagging any accessibility issues such as images without alternative text. Ally will alert you to the problem and show you how it can be fixed, encouraging you to edit and re-upload the file. In this way, Ally aims to guide you towards considering accessibility as a normal aspect of your work.
Quick start guide
The quickest way to get going with Ally. This guide covers an overview of all the tools and features.
Detailed Guidance
What are Accessibility scores?
Ally checks accessibility for your new and existing course content. To measure accessibility, Ally assigns your content an accessibility score. Each score is composed of both a numerical number and a coloured gauge that reflects the number.
Content Editor Accessibility
As you create in the Content Editor, Ally will show you real-time feedback. Click the score to open Ally to learn about the issues, as well as read guidance on how to fix them.
Viewing a file’s Accessibility Score
After you upload content to your course, Ally produces an accessibility score for each file. In areas where you access files, either in content areas or in the content collection, the accessibility icon is located to the right or left of the file. Select the icon to view information and improve file accessibility.
Improve Content Accessibility
Once you have located the accessibility score for a piece of content, you can begin to explore accessibility issues and improve the content to raise the score. Accessible content is important for all audiences, and Ally gives you the tools to understand common issues and improve your content.
Alternative Formats
Alternative formats provide greater opportunity for everyone to access the information they need in the way they need or want it. This is the feature that you should promote most to your students, in order for them to make the best use of Ally.
Course Accessibility Report
Provides an overall view of accessibility at the course level, and allows you to dive down into more detail, suggests quick fixes, sorts issues by order of severity, etc.
Find the report for your course in your course via Control Panel -> Course Tools -> Accessibility Report.