View File Accessibility

After you upload files in your course, Ally produces an accessibility score for each file. In lessons with multiple files, the accessibility score is shown for each file. In areas where you access files, the accessibility icon is located to the right or left of the file.

Select the icon to view information and improve file accessibility.

The accessibility score gauge is a dark green color and at 88%. The cursor is over the icon, prompting the tooltip "Accessibility score: 88% Select to improve"

View file accessibility issues

Selecting the accessibility score icon opens a panel that lists the accessibility issues in your file. By default, the system displays the most prominent or urgent issue from your file.

The file's accessibility score displays at the beginning of the panel. The score updates as you resolve the issues.
Select All issues to display a list view of your file's issues. From this view, you can decide the order in which you resolve the file issues. Select an issue to open the issue view.
The issue view lists a summary of the issue, what this issue means, as well as additional information such as guidance for resolving. Some issue types let you resolve the issue directly in the panel rather than re-uploading a file.
Select What this means to display details about how resolving this issue improves accessibility.

The default view of the feedback panel, showing the accessibility score gauge, an All issues button, description of the first issue, and this issue has an option to resolve it directly in the panel.

The All issues view of the feedback panel. Multiple issues are listed. Each issue has a note about how much the accessibility score will increase upon resolving the issue.

Tip

More on improving the accessibility score

Blackboard LMS

Content must be attached in a course to be scored. If you are using Blackboard LMS, content in the Content Collection needs to be added to a course for Ally to provide a score. Any items in the Content Collection that aren’t attached in a course are ignored.

Find accessibility scores in the Original Course View

File accessibility icons are always located next to your file, but the specific location will vary throughout different areas in your course. Throughout Blackboard LMS, most accessibility icons will be to the left of the file.

The Content area of a Blackboard Original course, showing a list of files with accessibility scores to the left of each file name.

Watch a video about viewing file accessibility in Blackboard LMS

Find accessibility scores in the Ultra Course View

Edit a file to find the accessibility score. On the Course Content page, find the file you want to improve. In the More Options menu, select Edit. Next to Accessibility score, an icon appears to quickly show the file’s accessibility score. Hover over the icon to view the score.