Use these short tutorials to learn how to identify and fix common accessibility issues with Ally. Start with the Ally-created microlearning series for an overview of key features, then use the TWU tutorials below for step-by-step help with specific issues in Canvas pages, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs.
Start with the Ally Course Accessibility Report to identify the most important issues in your course, then choose the tutorial that matches the issue Ally reports.
These short videos are created by Ally and provide an overview of key tools and workflows for instructors.
The current series includes tutorials on getting started with Ally, strategically prioritizing accessibility using the Course Accessibility Report, Ally's AI Alt Text Assistant, PDF accessibility challenges, PDF language quick fixes, and PDF auto-tagging.
Use these tutorials when Ally identifies a specific issue in your course. Tutorials are grouped by content type so you can quickly find the fix you need.
Learn how to identify and correct links Ally reports as broken.
Review images identified by Ally and add meaningful alternative text when needed.
Replace vague or empty links with descriptive link text that communicates the destination.
Identify low-contrast text in a Canvas page and adjust the colors for readability.
Use meaningful headings to organize page content and improve navigation.
Remove or correct headings that contain no meaningful text.
Correct Canvas tables that do not identify their header cells.
Respond when Ally identifies videos without captions or with automated captions that need review.
Correct heading structures that do not begin at the appropriate level.
Set the language used in a Word document so assistive technology can interpret the text correctly.
Correct documents that visually use headings but do not contain real Word heading styles.
Add appropriate alternative text to meaningful images in Word.
Identify and mark table header rows so relationships are available to assistive technology.
Adjust text and background colors that do not provide sufficient contrast
Address Word files that Ally cannot evaluate because they are encrypted or protected.
Review options when Ally cannot process the document because the file is malformed.
Add a meaningful title when Ally reports that the document title is missing.
Correct a heading structure that begins at an inappropriate level.
Correct skipped or inconsistent heading levels so the document hierarchy is meaningful.
Set the language for presentation text so assistive technology uses the correct pronunciation rules.
Review visual content that Ally identifies as having insufficient contrast.
Correct presentation tables that do not contain identified header cells.
Address presentations Ally cannot evaluate because the file is encrypted or protected.
Review options when Ally cannot process the PowerPoint file.
Add meaningful alternative text to images that require descriptions.
Correct slides that do not have meaningful, programmatically available titles.
Adjust text and background colors that Ally identifies as having low contrast.
Use Ally's remediation options when a PDF is a scanned image and does not contain searchable text.
Correct a PDF when Ally reports that the document title is missing.
Fix a PDF that does not have a document language identified.
Use Ally's PDF auto-tagging workflow when the file is eligible for automated tagging.
After making a correction, return to Ally and confirm that the issue has been resolved. Some files—especially complex PDFs—may require additional manual remediation or replacement with a more accessible format.