{"id":8839,"date":"2021-03-30T14:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=8839"},"modified":"2021-03-30T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:27:30","slug":"blackboard-ally-course-accessibility-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2021\/03\/30\/blackboard-ally-course-accessibility-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ally Course Accessibility Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the&nbsp;beneficial&nbsp;features of Blackboard Ally is the Course Accessibly Report.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each module it shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Overall course accessibly score.<\/li><li>List of issues that have been identified in the course.<\/li><li>Distribution of course content by type.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The accessibility report organises content into options such as \u201cContent that\u2019s easiest to fix\u201d and \u201cContent with most severe issues\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing the Course Accessibility Report <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the&nbsp;report,&nbsp;go to&nbsp;<strong>Course Tools&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Accessibility Report.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Course-Menu.png\" alt=\"Course Management menu from within a module.\" class=\"wp-image-8845\" title=\"Course Management Menu.\" \/><figcaption>Course Management menu from within a module.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can then click on the &#8216;Start&#8217; buttons to begin improving the accessibility of your content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-Image.png\" alt=\"Ally Accessibility Report showing how the report displays an overview of the accessibility of content.\" class=\"wp-image-8848\" title=\"Ally Accessibility Report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-Image.png 899w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-Image-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-Image-768x288.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-Image-500x187.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><figcaption>Ally Accessibility Report <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessibility Scores<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackboard Ally measures the accessibility of your course content and displays an accessibility indicator showing how it scores. The higher the score the fewer the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Low (Red, 0-33%):<\/strong>&nbsp;Needs help! There are severe accessibility issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medium (Amber, 34-66%):<\/strong>&nbsp;A little better. The file is somewhat accessible and needs improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High (Light Green, 67-99%):<\/strong>&nbsp;Almost there. The file is accessible, but more improvements are possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perfect (Dark Green, 100%):<\/strong>&nbsp;Perfect! Ally didn&#8217;t identify any accessibility issues, but further improvements may still be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally_dials_2.png\" alt=\"Blackboard Ally Indicators, Red, Amber, Light Green, Dark Green.\" class=\"wp-image-8887\" title=\"Blackboard Ally Indicators.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally_dials_2.png 405w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally_dials_2-300x64.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><figcaption>Blackboard Ally Indicators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instructor Feedback Panel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Content with the easiest issues to fix can often be done so directly from the Instructor Feedback Panel for example adding Alt text to images, this is a quick way to improve the accessibility of a document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other documents require you to download the document, fix any issues &amp; then upload the improved version, you can do this all from within the Instructor Feedback Panel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example below, the first step would be to click \u2018All issues\u2019.&nbsp; Ally lists the issues within the document and provides instructions on how to fix them.&nbsp; From within the guidance you can choose to download the document and once the issues are fixed reupload your improved file.&nbsp; This automatically replaces the existing inaccessible file and updates the Accessibility Score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"Ally Instructor Feedback Panel showing what the interface looks like.\" class=\"wp-image-8851\" title=\"Instructor Feedback Panel.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2-500x280.png 500w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/130\/2021\/03\/Ally-image-2.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Instructor feedback panel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how to build accessible content we have created a whole section on our <a href=\"https:\/\/go.edgehill.ac.uk\/display\/ls\/Accessibility\">Accessibility pages.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also scheduled lots of new sessions to support you with this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Build Accessible: Making Documents Accessible<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Build Accessible: <\/strong><strong>Importance of accessible formats and accessibility software (Blackboard Ally)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further details and how to book can be found on our <a href=\"https:\/\/go.edgehill.ac.uk\/display\/staffdevelopment\/Getting+Digital+Ready\">Getting Digital Ready<\/a> pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the&nbsp;beneficial&nbsp;features of Blackboard Ally is the Course Accessibly Report.&nbsp;&nbsp;For each module it shows: Overall course accessibly score. 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