Blackboard Ally for Moodle
Blackboard Ally will provide you with feedback on the accessibility of your content and step-by-step instructions to improve your content’s accessibility.
It also automatically creates alternative versions of your files, which allows students to choose the type of file which best suits their needs. For example, they can download audio versions to listen as a “podcast” or PDFs structured for use with assistive technology.
Blackboard Ally Alternative Formats
After you upload files in your course, Ally produces an accessibility score for each file and provides detailed feedback. For accessible files, Ally tells you what you did correctly. For files with Low to High scores, Ally shows you the issues and gives a step-by-step guide on how to fix them, making it easier for you to make your course content fully accessible as you update it.
Structuring your course
The way that your course is structured and formatted plays a huge part in its inclusivity. A well organised course, which works for people in a variety of environments with a variety of needs, benefits all users. Please refer to our Moodle Baseline, which defines standards to help you ensure consistency and a high-quality blended learning experience.
Make sure that documents that you create for your Moodle courses are accessible before you put them online.
For advice on how to make PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoints and other documents more accessible please refer to our 'Creating Accessible Documents' resources.
Useful links
Accessibility in Moodle (opens in a new window)