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Accessible Content Is Better Content.<\/strong> Ally is Blackboard\u2019s integrated accessibility tool. 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You can find the latest in the Ally Release Notes<\/a> on the Blackboard site. Here are some of the changes to note:\u00a0<\/p>\n This powerful new set of tools includes the ability to fix a missing title, missing language, and\/or OCR a scanned PDF all directly from within the Instructor Feedback.<\/p>\n Instructors can now choose between Ally\u2019s available guidance and instructions to remediate issues or take advantage of these quick fixes to make measurable progress towards improving their content. After applying a fix, Ally will save an updated version of the PDF back to the course and overwrite the old file to avoid maxing out your file storage.<\/p>\n \u00a0Now powered by AWS Bedrock, the assistant is even more intelligent and is able to tackle complex images like STEM diagrams, graphs, and even handwritten notes. 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We’ll guide you on; adding captions and transcripts to multimedia, using built-in Microsoft tools to improve document accessibility, and using Ally to review and enhance course content accessibility.<\/span>\u00a0Make an appointment with LT by sending us an email at learningtech@cod.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar orientation=”right” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ body_font_size=”13px” background_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet Anthology Ally Accessible Content Is Better Content. Ally is Blackboard\u2019s integrated accessibility tool. 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Alternative Formats<\/h4>\n
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Accessibility Meter<\/h4>\n
Remediate Course Content<\/h4>\n
What’s New in Ally?<\/h2>\n
Ally PDF Remediation is Now Available for Missing Title, Missing Language and Scanned PDF Files<\/h3>\n
Upgraded AI Alt Text Assistant<\/h3>\n
Ally Self-Paced Course<\/h2>\n
Let Us Help You!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n