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How to Run a Course Accessibility Report for your Blackboard Course

Anthology Ally provides you with the ability to view a virtual "dashboard" of your Blackboard (Bb) course(s) accessibility. Ally provides you feedback on the accessibility of your course content with colored dials or gauges that appear next to your course content, file names, and images. These indicators are only visible to users with the instructor role in Blackboard. You can quickly access an individual item’s accessibility by clicking on one of those gauges.

A screenshot showing an accessibility report that was run using Ally in Blackboard

For a more efficient experience, why not run a full Course Accessibility Report? To access your report:
 
Instructions for Ultra Course View courses

  1. Open your Blackboard Ultra Course View course.

  1. Click on View course & Institution tools under Books & Tools on your Details & Actions menu.

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  2. Select the Accessibility Report under Available tools.

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For a full breakdown of the Course Accessibility report including score meanings, what Ally checks, and how to fix accessibility issues, click here.

Instructions for Blackboard Original Course View courses

  1. Open your Blackboard Original Course View course.

  1. Scroll down to your Course Management menu and expand Course Tools.

  1. Select the Accessibility Report.

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For a full breakdown of the Course Accessibility report including score meanings, what Ally checks, and how to fix accessibility issues, click here