Ally Course Accessibility Report Tutorial

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The Ally Course Accessibility Report analyzes your bCourses site for accessibility problems and displays results in an interactive dashboard. This feature is enabled by default and can be found in the course navigation.

The Course Navigation Menu with an arrow pointing toward the Ally Course Accessibility Report option
Selecting the Ally Course Accessibility Report option opens a dashboard, which offers a summary and an overview of the course by highlighting (items in the below numbered list are identified in the following screenshot):

  1. The accessibility score for the course.
  2. A distribution of course content.
  3. The ability to organize accessibility bugs with options to "Fix low-scoring content" and
  4. The ability to organize accessibility bugs based on "Content with the easiest issues to fix."
  5. The "Remaining Issues" option can also be organized by "Severity" and by "Issue."

Arrows pointing to the following Ally Course Accessibility Report Dashboard features:  1, The accessibility score for the course, 2, A distribution of course content, 3,The ability to organize accessibility bugs based on Content with the easiest issues to fix, 4, The ability to organize accessibility bugs with options to, Fix low scoring content, and 5, The “Remaining Issues” option can also be organized by Severity and by Issue
As you fix accessibility bugs, the Ally score improves. These adjustments will make your course content more accessible for all learners.

For more information about accessibility and using this tool, contact Allyhelp@berkeley.edu