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).
Turn Ally on or off for a single course The course appears in the Institutional report. From Ally Configuration, find the course you want to update. Use the Search field and filters to search by course title, course ID and course code. Select Enable or Disable under the Enabled column to turn Ally on or off.
Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product that integrates seamlessly into the learning management system and focuses on making digital course content more accessible.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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