Blackboard: Accessibility Tools

Ally

Blackboard Ally offers automatically generated, alternative formats for website content and any embedded or linked files in your course. This allows all students to access course content in the format that they need to be successful. Choose the format(s) that meet your needs as a learner or that better suits your device. 

• Ally Quick Start for Students
• Selecting an alternative format
• Blackboard Ally Help for Students
• Overview video about Ally by Blackboard:
  
  

JAWS

JAWS is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a refreshable Braille display.

• Navigating Blackboard Learn with JAWS
• Participating in Discussions with JAWS
• Submitting Assignments with JAWS
• Viewing Your Grades with JAWS