Blackboard Ally

Blackboard Ally is a new feature from Blackboard that evaluates the accessibility of your content and helps you make your Blackboard space accessible for all. Ally also provides guidance and tips for improvements to your content accessibility.

Blackboard Ally Guidance
Alternative Formats for All Learners
Instructor feedback
Top tips on making content more accessible
Frequently Asked Questions

Contents

0.1 Accessible Content Is Better Content
0.2 Alternative Formats for All Learners
0.3 Instructor feedback
0.4 Top tips on making content more accessible
0.5 Frequently Asked Questions

1 Microsoft Support articles
2 Microsoft Accessibility video training
3 Adobe guides
4 Adding Alt Text to Images
5 Video
6 Multimedia

Accessible Content Is Better Content

Blackboard Ally helps instructors build a more inclusive learning environment and improve the student experience by helping them take clear control of course content with usability, accessibility and quality in mind. For more guidance on how to

Alternative Formats for All Learners

Improve the overall student experience with alternative formats that provide students with the choice and added flexibility that comes with a more personalized approach. Ally will automatically check for accessibility issues and generate alternative accessible formats using advanced Machine Learning algorithms.

Tagged PDF
Structured PDF for improved use with assistive technology

Immersive Reade
Aid reading comprehension and grammar skills. Internet required.

HTML
For viewing in the browser and on mobile devices

ePub
For reading as an e-book on an iPad and other e-book readers.

Electronic braille
BRF version for consumption on electronic braille displays.

Audio
MP3 version for listening on personal devices and in more contexts.

BeeLine Reader
Enhanced version for easier and faster on-screen reading.

Translated version
A machine-translated version of the original document.

Please note:

Contents outside of the Blackboard, such as reading lists items and videos, cannot be converted into alternative formats.
Please ensure not to upload and enable alternative formats for any copyrighted materials (book chapters, journal articles, newspaper articles etc).
Add links to the digital items if UWL subscribes to them or they are freely available on the web if the item isn’t available to link to, use the library digitisation service.
Further information regarding copyright policy and guidelines is available via this link.