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About Blackboard Ally

Blackboard Ally is a robust tool integrated onto Cougar Courses that allows for students to customize their learning experience by choosing their preferred file type(s) and allows for faculty to make adjustments to their course material(s) to be universally designed. 

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Blackboard Ally Usage

  • AY 18-19: 4,226 Alt formats downloaded 857 courses
  • AY 19-20: 97,928 Alt formats downloaded 3,779 courses
  • AY 20-21: 63,954 Alt formats downloaded 3,592 courses
  • AY 21-22: 62,606 Alt formats downloaded 3,463 courses

Blackboard Ally Events

Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and create accessible course content for your students

Fix Your Content Day
Make your content even better for your students and win prizes while doing easy content fixes.