View and Correct Accessibility Issues

View and Correct Accessibility Issues provided by Ally identifies accessibility issue(s) and step-by-step instructions to correct and improve the overall accessibility score of the file through the feedback panel.

  1. From within a D2L course, select Content.
  2. Locate the course file to view and correct accessibility issues.
  3. Select the Indicator Icon for the course file to open the feedback panel.
    Indicator icon highlighted
  4. Review detected accessibility issues by selecting “What this means” and “How to…”.
    • If multiple accessibility issues are detected, select All issues to view all.
      Accessibility score chart for what it means and how to
  5. Locate or download the file out of D2L, and open the file within the program in which it was created (i.e. MS Word, MS PowerPoint).
    How to add descriptions to images in a document locate or download
  6. Select the software and follow the step-by-step instructions to correct the identified issue. Repeat this step for each identified accessibility issue.
    How to add descriptions to images in a document for microsoft office
  7. After correcting all accessibility issues, save the file.
  8. Return to the feedback panel in D2L, and drag and drop or upload the updated file into D2L to replace the existing file.
    Upload a version with image descriptions under accessibility score