Ally Quick Start for Instructors
Alternate formats
Ally creates alternative formats of your course content based on the original. These formats are made available with the original content so students can find everything in one convenient location.
Select the Download Alternative formats icon anywhere you see it to see the different formats available and to disable them. Visit the Blackboard Help site for more information on alternate formats.
Accessibility score indicators
Ally measures the accessibility of each file attached to your course and shows you at-a-glance how it scores. Scores range from Low to Perfect. The higher the score the fewer the issues. Visit the Blackboard Help site for more information on accessibility score indicators.
 | Low: File is not accessible and needs immediate attention. |
Medium: File is somewhat accessible and could use improvement. | |
High: File is accessible but could be improved. | |
Perfect: File is accessible. No improvement needed. |
Instructor Feedback
Green is the goal! Select the Accessibility score to open the instructor feedback. Follow the steps in front of you to go step-by-step. Select All issues to see every issue in the file and decide what issues to fix first. Click on the accessibility score indicator to view the feedback.
Course Accessibility Report
The course accessibility report acts as a complement to the existing accessibility indicators. It provides an accessibility summary and overview at the course level.
The report shows instructors this useful information: Accessibility score for the course; a distribution of course content by content type; and a list of all issues identified in the course. Visit Blackboard’s Help site for more information on the course accessibility report.