{"id":6854,"date":"2021-08-15T22:21:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T22:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=6854"},"modified":"2022-02-25T00:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T00:25:07","slug":"blackboard-ally-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ally-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ally"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6854\" class=\"elementor elementor-6854\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8eb0fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8eb0fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14b2196\" data-id=\"14b2196\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0353377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0353377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blackboard Ultra provides a service within it called <strong>Blackboard<\/strong> <b>Ally.<\/b> This service works in the background and will \u2018convert\u2019 files uploaded to Blackboard into multiple alternative formats. This means that students can choose formats that work best for them (e.g. HTML for improved reading on mobile phones, electronic braille for the visually impaired, and audio for learning on the go or for those who find reading difficult).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6057c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6057c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e52557\" data-id=\"2e52557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083e7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"083e7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User Guide For Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd3d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd3d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below are links to learning objects and guides that will help you to produce common file types in an accessible manner. There is also information on how you can use Ally to help correct the accessibility issues with content that has already been uploaded to Blackboard.<\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/fix-a-problem-reported-on-blackboard-ally\/#micro\">How to fix problems reported in Ally \u2013 Microsoft Word<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/fix-a-problem-reported-on-blackboard-ally\/#power\">How to fix problems reported in Ally \u2013 Microsoft PowerPoint<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html#fix_accessibility_issues\">How to fix problems on existing \u2013 PDF Files<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/acrobat\/using\/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html#make_PDFs_accessible\">How to make PDF Files Accessible<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ally-staff\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Click here for a selection of videos and guidance on how to improve the Accessibility of your content at the point of creating the document.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackboard.com\/teaching-learning\/accessibility-universal-design\/blackboard-ally-lms\/ally-lms-success-stories\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Blackboard Ally &#8211; Success Stories<\/span><\/a> (external website)<\/p><p><b>Training and Support\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Attend a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/workshops\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">workshop<\/span><\/a> for staff<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5615fac elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5615fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc158fa\" data-id=\"bc158fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf76fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf76fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User Guide For Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3010e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3010e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What alternative formats does Ally generate?<\/p><ol><li><p>OCR\u2019d version (for scanned documents)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tagged PDF (currently for Word, Powerpoint and OpenOffice\/LibreOffice files)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Mobile-friendly HTML<\/p><\/li><li><p>Audio ePub<\/p><\/li><li><p>Electronic Braille<\/p><\/li><li><p>BeeLine Reader<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/download-alternative-formats-blackboard-ultra\/\">How to download alternative formats?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc7744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfc7744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources And Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe03ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe03ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Student\">Ally help for students<\/a><\/span> (external website)<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Instructor\">Ally help for instructors<\/a><\/span> (external website)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Ultra provides a service within it called Blackboard Ally. 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