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Accessibility week –
Day 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This blog post outlines how to use Ally to improve the accessibility of your teaching materials within Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ally is a built-in accessibility checker that is integrated into Canvas which automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From an instructor perspective, it delivers guidance to improve the accessibility of their course content. For students it provides accessible alternative formats such as audio, electronic braille, epub and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative Formats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ally automatically generates alternative formats of your course files, so students can access the information they need, in the way that they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formats includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n