Ally Course Accessibility Report

The Ally Course Accessibility Report is a summary of the accessibility indicators in your course. It gives you a score for your entire course and an overview of content accessibility per item, including identified issues and feedback to help you remediate any issues.

Locate the Accessibility Report link in your Course Menu and click to open your course accessibility report in the Overview tab.
Scroll down to check the list of issues in your course, by order of severity. You can choose most to least severe by clicking on the arrow next to Severity.
Click on a line to see all the content with the listed issue.
You can also switch to the Content tab to access a list of each piece of content in your course directly.

Need more detail?

Delve into the in-depth walkthrough below, complete with images and various notes for every step.

Step 1

Locate the Accessibility Report link in your Course Menu. The link is available in your course shell by default. If you import course content from an older course, your link may no longer be visible. Re-enable the link by clicking on your course Settings link, then Navigation. Drag Accessibility Report from the lower box to the upper box. Don't forget to Save.

Step 2

Once open, you will see your overall score. Scroll down your Accessibility Report to check the list of issues in your course.

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Step 3

Select a line to see all content with that issue.
The colored indicator will show the severity of the issue.
Click the colored indicator to see guidance for improving the item

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Step 4

Switch to the Content tab to access a list of each piece of content in your course directly.

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Ally Accessibility Score FAQ

Should my course score be 100%?

The goal is to raise your score to 90% as soon as possible. A score of 100% is the end goal.

What formats will Ally assess for accessibility?

Ally will check these formats:

Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint
HTML files
Image files
WYSIWYG content
OpenOffice/LibreOffice files
YouTube videos embedded in WYSIWYG content

What if there is no guidance when I click on the colored indicator?

You may come across this situation as you are remediating your courses content. Request help at canvas@uiwtx.edu.