![Decorative image: Bb Ally Logo][1] ## What is Ally? Blackboard Ally is a tool that works within Canvas to help instructors ensure course content is accessible to all users. It scans pages, documents, images, and more, providing each item with an accessibility score and options for how to remediate if necessary. ...
If you see an arrow icon to the right of a file link in your Canvas courses (like this one below), then that means your course is part of the Bb Ally pilot program at FSU. ![Location of Ally decorative image: showing the arrow located just to the right of a downloadable item link][1] Bb Ally is a tool that works w...
## What do my students see? Your students will never see an accessibility score for your course materials. Students see a menu to the left or right of your documents. From this menu, they can select **Alternative formats** (such as HTML, ePub, electronic braille, audio, and [more alternative format options][1]) to do...
Looking to improve your course's Ally Accessibility Score? These four fixes are relatively quick and easy and help get you started on your path to having more accessible course content. ## 1. Delete/Remove Old Files We know removing old and unused files from your course can be a little scary at times, but nothing is ...
Ally's Course Reports can help you to get a big-picture view of how accessible your course content is. Then, you can drill down into the specifics to see exactly what types of content are getting good accessibility scores and what is scoring poorly and may need more attention. Ally can show you which files need remedia...
Ally's Institutional Reports can help you to get a big-picture view of how accessible your college's, school's, or department's course content is. Then, you can drill down into the specifics to see exactly what types of content are getting good accessibility scores and what types of content are scoring poorly and may n...
Ally checks a variety of digital content to calculate the accessibility scores in the institutional reports. This article contains the specific content that contribute to these scores. ## Files Ally currently checks the following types of files: * PDF. See [Ally's PDF checklist ][1]for more information about speci...
