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The <\/span><\/span>Ally <\/span>Re<\/span>port<\/span><\/span><\/strong> provides an <\/span>overvi<\/span>ew of accessibility<\/span> issues in your Brightspace course. <\/span>A<\/span>ccess it via a widget on<\/span> the right side of<\/span> the home page of your course<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/HomePageAlly.png” alt=”Brightspace course home page with Ally Course Accessibility widget with a 78% score.” title_text=”HomePageAlly” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n You can also find it under <\/span><\/span>More <\/span><\/span><\/strong>in the Navigation bar. If <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> not under More<\/span>, <\/span>you can<\/span> <\/span><\/span>add it to your Navigation Bar<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/BrS_Home_More_Ally.png” alt=”Home page of a Brightspace course showing Ally Course Report under More in the Navigation bar.” title_text=”BrS_Home_More_Ally” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The first thing you\u2019ll see is the Course Accessibility Score<\/strong>. On the left is a breakdown of course content organized by type (Word, PDF, HTML, etc.) and listed in order of accessibility issues, from the highest to lowest. The example below shows a 78% score. On the right are start buttons for “Content with the easiest issues to fix<\/strong>” and “Fix the low scoring content<\/strong>.”<\/span><\/p>\n From the right side, you can start with Content with the easiest issues to fix<\/strong> or Fix low scoring content<\/strong>. If you chose the latter, the Ally score will rise rapidly.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/CourseAccessibilityScore2.png” alt=”Course accessibility score dashboard listing indvidual scores and start buttons for fixing issues.” title_text=”CourseAccessibilityScore2″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In this example, <\/span>let\u2019s<\/span> choose<\/span> <\/span>Content with the easiest issues to fix<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and click on <\/span><\/span>Start<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/span> This will take <\/span>us<\/span> to the list of documents and other content. <\/span>We\u2019ll<\/span> c<\/span>lick on one of the<\/span> list <\/span>items<\/span> for<\/span> detail<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span> In this example, we chose a Syllabus.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/Ally-Easiest-Issues.png” alt=”Course accessibility score showing 73% score and list of %22Content with the easiest issues to fix.%22″ title_text=”Ally Easiest Issues” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This syllabus has a 38% score. <\/span>Ally has drawn a red rectangle around\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0image\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0is missing a<\/span> description<\/span> (alt text)<\/span>.<\/span> To see <\/span>additional<\/span> issues, select <\/span><\/span>All issues<\/span> <\/span>on the right.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/AltTextMissing.png” alt=”A Word doc with an image missing a description is identified by a red rectangle. ” title_text=”AltTextMissing” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n O<\/span>n the<\/span> lower<\/span> <\/span>right<\/span>, <\/span>additional<\/span> issues are listed: <\/span>the document does not have <\/span>headings<\/span> and tables are missing headers<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span>We will fix t<\/span>hese issues<\/span> in the original <\/span>W<\/span>ord <\/span>document,<\/span> <\/span>then<\/span> <\/span>reupload <\/span>it <\/span>to Brightspace.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/All_issues.png” alt=”The Word document’s other issues are listed.” title_text=”All_issues” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Word document has been remediated<\/span>, <\/span>uploaded to <\/span>Brightspace,<\/span> and now has a <\/span>100%<\/span> accessibility score<\/span>, \u201calthough further improvements may still be possible<\/span>.”<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/remediatedWordDoc.png” alt=”Remediated Word doc with a 100% accessibility score.” title_text=”remediatedWordDoc” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.5em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Some issues can be fixed in the Ally interface. This PDF has a 98% score but it does not have a title. The title can be entered in the field labeled Set PDF title<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/cetll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2026\/10\/PDF_set_title.png” alt=”A PDF without a title. 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It’s part of the <\/span>CUNY Digital Accessibility Initiative<\/span><\/a>, a university-wide effort to build digital accessibility knowledge and skills across CUNY. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Participation is optional, but whether you\u2019re just getting started with accessibility or looking to strengthen your existing skills, the Designing for All course provides practical, hands-on guidance you can apply immediately to your teaching and everyday work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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