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This article provides answers to questions about Ally that are commonly asked. |
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Browser Support
Ally is supported by any browser that Blackboard Canvas is supported by. For a list of BlackboardCanvas's supported browsers see Blackboard's Canvas’s Browser CheckerRequirements .
Course Copy Behavior
When you copy a course, all alternative formats and instructor feedback will be visible in the new course.
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Currently, Ally can check the following formats:
PDF files
MS Word files
MS PowerPoint files
OpenOffice/LibreOffice files
Uploaded HTML files
WYSIWYG/VTBE content
What accessibility issues does Ally check for?
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Ally provides alternative formats for the following file types:
PDF files
MS Word files
MS PowerPoint files
OpenOffice/LibreOffice files
Uploaded HTML files
Does Ally generate alternative accessible versions of student content?
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Ally provides every document with an accessibility score, which is a percentage score that is supposed to reflect how accessible an item is, how many students it can effect, how severely it affects them, etc. Within the user interface, the following thresholds are used for each color:
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 | 0% - 33% | The file is not accessible and needs immediate attention. |
 | 34% - 66% | The file is somewhat accessible, but needs further attention. |
 | 67%- 99% | The file is accessible, but further improvements are possible. |
 | 100% | The file has a perfect accessibility score. There is no further action needed. |
Accessibility is a spectrum where further improvements are always possible, so it's hard to provide a point at which the item becomes accessible. However, as a rule of thumb, once a file is in the green zone, it should be fine.
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