Ally, a new digital accessibility tool, will be turned on in all Blackboard courses on December 23. You will automatically see accessibility gauges that evaluate your course content to identify how accessible it is. The tool provides specific instructions for making your content more accessible and generates alternative formats of content for all varieties of learners (including audio files to listen to, or web files to view on mobile devices).
What does Ally do?
- Evaluates content in Blackboard courses to identify how accessible the content is.
- Provides specific instructions for making your content more accessible.
- Generates alternative formats of that content for all varieties of learners (including audio files to listen to, or web files to view on mobile devices)
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Benefits
- Ally automatically generates alternative formats for students.
- Your students will benefit from having their content available in many different formats to meet their learning preferences (without you doing any extra work!).
- The NDSU campus community will benefit by learning from your experience as we create a support model and a more inclusive student experience.
Support for Instructors
- IT and Disability Services will provide resources for content remediation
- Trainings will be scheduled after Ally is activated on campus.
The Ally Implementation Team includes staff from Disability Services and Information Technology.