Blackboard Ally: How-Tos and Video Micro lessons

Blackboard Ally works seamlessly with Nexus to gauge the accessibility of your content. Ally provides guidance and tips for lasting improvements to your content accessibility.

• Receive feedback on the accessibility of your content
• Improve content accessibility with Ally's step-by-step instructions

Quick Start Resources:

• Ally Basics

• Ally Instructor Feedback

• Preview: PowerPoint with Contrast Issues

• Best Practices: Ally Accessibility Checklist

• Download an Alternative Format

• Course Accessibility Report

• Ally Accessibility Indicators

• Adding Alternative Descriptions to Image Files

• The Problem with Scanned PDFs

• Add a Reference from the Library to a File

• View All File Accessibility Issues

• Add Alt Text to PowerPoint Images

• Add Headings to a Word Document

• Add Headers to Data Tables in Word

• Export a Word Document as a Tagged PDF (Screen Reader-friendly)

You can Also download all Ally How-to PDFs here

Blackboard Ally Videos

• Ally Overview for Faculty: What Ally looks like in your Course

• Alternative Formats of Content

• Your File Accessibility Score

• Ally Overview for Students

Learning Technologies provides support and documentation for faculty and instructors using classroom technology and Nexus. For one-to-one support faculty can request a consultation online.

If you are having difficulty or you have unanswered questions, please contact the Help Desk through the ITS Service Catalog or call (518) 388-6400.