Below are some suggestions for faculty that can help make a course more accessible for students within the Blackboard environment. Include alternative (alt) text for all non-textual items. Use descriptive names for file uploads. Consider your themes and backgrounds when designing your site and text formatting.
Find accessibility scores in the Ultra Course View On the Course Content page, find the file you want to improve. In the More Options menu, select Edit. Next to Accessibility score, an icon appears to quickly show the file's accessibility score.
Screen readers Blackboard Learn has created a Screen Reader Tutorial to provide users who access the application through a screen reader with information to help them use the system successfully.
Blackboard Assist is a free Learn SaaS central hub for both online and on-campus resources meant to drive student success. You can add services easily and set featured services in the hub for easy access to students. Through Blackboard Assist, students can subscribe to and pay for the services they want to use.
Best Practices for Accessibility in CanvasTo make your Pages and Modules uncluttered, keep them as simple as possible.Clearly label all content so that students know where to go.Chunk information into shorter segments.Be consistent with course navigation, organization, and naming conventions.More items...
Opening a File in BlackboardOpening a File in Blackboard.In the course page, locate the file you want to open. Click the link under the name of the file. ... Saving a File in Blackboard.In the course page, locate the file you want to open. ... Select Save to save the file to your local computer.
Moodle is designed to provide equal functionality and information to all people. This means that there should be no barriers for people regardless of disabilities, assistive technologies that are used, different screen sizes and different input devices (e.g. mouse, keyboard and touchscreen).Nov 12, 2021
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web conferencing tool that allows faculty to synchronously communicate online with students anywhere in the world. Collaborate Ultra is browser-based and does not require a separate launcher application as Collaborate Classic did.Apr 5, 2020