Accessibility means designing learning environments where all students can fully participate and succeed. Whether online or in person, it’s about removing barriers—like unclear visuals, unreadable text, or inaccessible spaces—so everyone has an equal chance to learn. When we create accessible materials and classrooms, we not only support students with disabilities but make learning more inclusive, flexible, and effective for everyone. Blackboard's Accessibility in Education resource offers valuable insight into what accessibility means in an education setting.
Blackboard offers multiple ways to ensure that your course is accessible to everyone. This includes but is not limited to:
- Semantic Structure and Navigation
- Keyboard Navigation
- Content Editor
- Visual Presentation and Multimedia content
- Reduced motion setting
- Assistive technology compatibility
- Ability to navigate Blackboard with JAWs
- Ability to navigate punction in Blackboard with NVDA
- Ability to navigate punction in Blackboard with VoiceOver
- Ability to navigate the gradable items tab in the gradebook
Blackboard's accessibility tool, Ally, can be used to help you determine if you need to adjust or fix your course material to ensure that it is accessible to everyone. Get started with Ally by visiting the Ally - Quick Start.
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