{"id":4105,"date":"2018-08-16T08:44:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=4105"},"modified":"2019-12-13T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:05:40","slug":"introducing-ally-accessible-blackboard-course-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2018\/08\/16\/introducing-ally-accessible-blackboard-course-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing ALLY: Accessible Blackboard course content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4169\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2018\/07\/ally-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The ALLY Technology<\/h4>\n<p>Available in all Blackboard Courses 2018-19 from August, ALLY is an innovative technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FmUTPI4sujo\">short video<\/a>) that can help with the accessibility of your Blackboard course content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards<\/li>\n<li>Provides students with accessible alternative formats such as audio and electronic braille<\/li>\n<li>Delivers step-by-step guidance to instructors to improve the accessibility of their course content<\/li>\n<li>Integrates seamlessly with Blackboard Learn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are inviting all staff and students to look at this new tool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out how it works!<\/strong> \u00a0Watch these short videos: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BKGPwj8Ci8o\">ALLY for staff Video<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4zuNIzyG3TQ\">ALLY for students Video<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>TEL Support<\/h4>\n<p>To find out more about ALLY and to get started,\u00a0 access our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/support-blackboard\/getting-started-with-blackboard-ally\/\">resources <\/a>\u00a0and participate in the staff development sessions during the Autumn term as part of our TEL programme.<\/p>\n<p>Book on to these now:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 478px\" width=\"552\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/336766FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>13\/09\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>11:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/336766FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>18\/09\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>11:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/421166FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT (RETREAT)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>17\/10\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>15:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>16:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/336766FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>09\/11\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>15:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>16:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/421166FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT (RETREAT)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>19\/11\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>11:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ess.reading.ac.uk\/tlive_ess\/ess\/#\/summary\/careerdev\/activity;s=;d=;ed=;a=T\/421166FBnt\"><strong>TEL: ACCESSIBILITY: ACCESSIBLE BLACKBOARD CONTENT (RETREAT)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"85\"><strong>05\/12\/2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"68\"><strong>15:00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"63\"><strong>16:30<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>The Evaluation<\/h4>\n<p>Within the context of\u00a0 the University&#8217;s Policy in Inclusive T&amp;L, during 2018-19, we will assess the benefits of using Ally to improve the accessibility of digital course materials for both students and staff. 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