Make Digital Course Content Accessible
Ally is a built-in accessibility tool within bCourses designed to help instructors create more inclusive and accessible courses. It supports both instructors and students by providing actionable feedback and alternative formats of course materials.
- Allow students to automatically generate “Alternative Formats” for course files and bCourses Pages. Depending on the context, these formats can include Tagged PDF, HTML, BeeLine Reader, Electronic Braille, ePub, Immersive Reader, MP3, and translated versions.
- Provide instructors with accessibility scores alongside uploaded course documents and images so they can create more accessible content (note: students cannot see or access the accessibility scores).
- Review and remediate bCourses Page content using the WYSIWYG Instructor Feedback Tool
- Identify and fix accessibility problems in your bCourses site using the Ally Course Accessibility Report
- Assess the accessibility of uploaded content based on WCAG guidelines
- Create an institutional report allowing UC Berkeley leadership to assess the accessibility of uploaded course documents over time.
- Translation of documents and bCourses Page content in over 70 languages.