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Blackboard Ally is the LMS accessibility solution built to last

Trusted by 1,200+ institutions across Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle, and Blackboard; Ally helps build lasting accessibility programs that serve students, support compliance, and grow stronger over time.

Accessibility isn’t a project, it’s a program

Whether you’re navigating changing compliance requirements, responding to student needs, or working toward a more equitable institution, the approach is the same: consistent, measurable, and sustainable progress. And that's exactly what Ally is built for.

Why leading institutions choose Ally

Ally leads the market not just in scale, but in trust. With billions of content items scanned, millions of instructor-led fixes, and hundreds of millions of alternative format downloads, Ally delivers measurable results, responsible innovation, and lasting institutional capacity.

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  1. 1Build institutional knowledge, not reliance on tools
    Step-by-step guidance embedded in the course creation workflow helps faculty understand why content fails accessibility standards, and how to fix it. This means fewer issues recreated each term, growing institutional capacity, and decreased reliance on external tools.
  2. 2A record of continuous improvement
    Course, department, and institution-level dashboards in Ally track accessibility progress over time, providing institutions with documentation that shows a good-faith effort to students, administrators, or anyone else asking questions.
  3. 3Alternative formats students actually use
    Ally automatically converts content into audio, ePub, HTML, tagged PDF, Braille, and additional formats—served directly within the LMS to ensure equitable access for authorized users. With over 150 million downloads, the need speaks for itself.
  4. 4PDF Quick Fixes & AI Alt Text included in the license
    Automation and AI accelerates the remediation process while keeping instructors fully in the loop on every decision—ensuring changes are informed, intentional, and defensible, with no additional fees required.

Market-leading innovation, proven at scale

From major public research universities to small private colleges, Ally is trusted across every corner of higher education, delivering measurable accessibility outcomes at a scale no other solution matches.

Laptops showing Anthology Ally 2.3 billion pieces of content scanned for accessibility issues since 2019 10 million accessibility issues corrected by instructors 23 languages supported 150 million alternative format downloads by learners

Accessibility that works for your institution—and your students

Ally created the LMS accessibility category and has led it ever since. Institutions have made Ally the foundation of their accessibility programs not because they had to, but because it works. Talk to an expert about how Ally can support your institution today.