Available at no cost with Blackboard Assist enabled. An Ally license is not required. It converts files to alternative, more accessible formats including HTML, ePub, electronic braille, audio, BeeLine reader and to a PDF that's undergone optical character recognition (OCR).
Blackboard Ally is a tool that helps you make your course content in Blackboard accessible to all users. It does this by: Automatically scanning course content and providing accessibility scores and feedback on how to improve the accessibility of the content.
0:000:46Ally for Students in Blackboard Learn - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipLet's take a look in your course select the icon to the right of a file to access the menu. ThenMoreLet's take a look in your course select the icon to the right of a file to access the menu. Then choose the version that works best for your needs.
Ally is a tool from Blackboard that integrates seamlessly with the UW's Canvas learning management system to automatically check accessibility of course content, including files uploaded by instructors.
Blackboard AllyGain an understanding of your institution's accessibility performance.Proactively tackle accessibility and target both instructors and content.View accessibility trends and detailed graphs to monitor improvement.
Welcome to Behind the Blackboard! This is where system administrators can find support, download software, obtain reference materials, and manage their accounts. For students, faculty, and other users, Behind the Blackboard is the perfect supplement to your primary campus helpdesk!
Ally Makes Websites More Accessible Providing web pages and documents in alternative formats to site visitors: Ally allows visitors to download any web page or attached documents on a website in several alternative formats.
Ally is an external tool integrated into Canvas that scans the content you have added to your course site and assigns it an “accessibility score.” Based on the score, your content will show an accompanying colored dial.May 29, 2020
You can turn Ally on or off in every existing course from the Ally Configuration page. Select Disable/enable all courses and select Disable or Enable. Select Enable in future courses if you want Ally automatically on in all new courses. If you don't select this, new courses will not have Ally enabled.
Ally automatically checks course content and files uploaded by instructors, and provides feedback to instructors about the accessibility of resources with respect to students with disabilities. Ally also delivers guidance to help instructors improve accessibility of their course content.Dec 1, 2021
Accessibility scores Each score is composed of both a numerical number and a colored gauge that reflects the number. Typically, you should see your accessibility score within 15-90 seconds. This may take longer if your content is complex, or if you have a lot of course content and it is being assessed all at once.
The accessibility checker button is positioned as the last button on the Rich Content Editor toolbar. After selecting the icon the Accessibility checker menu will appear on the right hand sign of the screen. If any accessibility errors are detected then they will be highlighted in a blue overlay.Nov 20, 2018