About Ally

Ally works seamlessly with Canvas to automatically check course materials against accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0). Ally automatically scans your original content for accessibility issues, and provides guidance and tips for lasting improvements to your content's accessibility.

• Improve the usability and accessibility of your course documents and images.
• Alternative formats: Ally automatically creates alternative versions of your files. This allows students to choose the type of file they want that best suits their needs. Learn more about alternative formats.
• Accessibility score indicators: Ally measures the accessibility of each file uploaded and scores it ranging from Low to Perfect. The higher the score the fewer the issues.

Getting Familiar with Ally

For Instructors

• Quick Start guide (PDF)
• Checklist for creating a more accessible Canvas course
• Creating Accessible Content in Canvas
• How to create accessible documents in Microsoft Word (Reference from Webaim.org)
• How to remediate PowerPoint presentations (Reference from Webaim.org)
• How to Remediate PDF documents

For Students

• Quick Start 1-2-3
• Alternate formats for Students

Ally FAQs

• FAQs for Instructors
• FAQs for Students
• Accessible content best practice (Ally)

Help with Ally

• Contact us at itt@usfca.edu for additional help with Ally in Canvas.
• Contact Ally help support
• Sign up for an ITT training

Additional Resources

• USF Web Accessibility Standards
• USF Student Disability Services
• USF Accessibility Tutorials and Tools

Accessibility Statement

Learn about Ally accessibility statement