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Overview
Ally’s course accessibility report includes Overview and Content tabs so that you can get the big picture as well as specific details about the accessibility of your digital course content.
- The Overview tab shows the accessibility score for the course, course content grouped by content type, and a list of all issues identified in the course
- The Content tab shows you the content with accessibility issues.
Course Accessibility Checker
The widget is located on each course's home page. It includes an image showing the course's overall accessibility score and a link to launch the Full Accessibility Report.

Accessibility score
The report includes an accessibility score for the entire course.
Scores range from Low to Perfect. The higher the score the fewer the issues.
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Low (0-33%): Needs help! There are severe accessibility issues.
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Medium (34-66%): A little better. The file is somewhat accessible and needs improvement.
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High (67-99%): Almost there. The file is accessible but more improvements are possible.
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Perfect (100%): Perfect! Ally didn't identify any accessibility issues BUT further improvements may still be possible.
All course content
All the content in your course is grouped by content type.
- View to go to the Content tab which lists all course content.
- Currently, Ally checks files in these formats:
- PDF files
- Microsoft Word files
- Microsoft PowerPoint files
- HTML files (web pages)
- Image files
Choose what to fix first
Use the report to help decide what to fix first. For example, you could address content with the most severe issues first or start with the content that's easiest to fix.
Choose between Content with the easiest issues to fix and Fix low scoring content. Each indicates how many items need to be fixed.
Select Start.

Need Help?
Need additional information or assistance? Contact CTS.
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