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Blackboard commits to delivering product experiences that meet the global accessibility standards. As part of this commitment, Blackboard includes functional testing in our accessibility audit. Functional tests consists of screen reader users attempting tasks using mainly JAWS. They test new functionality that is available and common tasks. For example, creating an assignment as an instructor or taking a test as a student. These functional tests give Blackboard feedback on where our applications could use improvement. Blackboard uses this feedback to prioritize fixing accessibility issues.
The following is what we tested.
Ally Administrator Features Tested in 2022
- Institutional Report Overview tab
- Institutional Report Issue Description section
- Institutional Report Courses Tab
- Institutional Report Directory tab
- Institutional Report Directory sub-list
- Institutional Report Usage report
- Ally Configuration – Administration Tools, Courses tab
- Ally Configuration – Administration Tools, Help Settings tab
- Ally Configuration – Administration Tools, Features tab
Institutional Report Overview tab
Ally instructor features tested in 2022
- Access to the instructor feedback icon
- Instructor Feedback panel
- Instructor Feedback toolbar
- What This Means carousel slide
- How to Fix carousel slide
- Upload a document section
- How to Fix PDF documents adding a library reference panel
- Accessing WYSIWYG Instructor Feedback
- WYSIWYG Instructor Feedback panel
- Course Accessibility Report Overview tab
- Course Accessibility Report Content tab
- Course Accessibility Report Easiest Issues to Fix section
- Course Accessibility Report Low Scoring content section
- Course Accessibility Report Remaining Issues section
Instructor Feedback panel and toolbar
Course Accessibility Report Overview tab
Ally student features tested in 2022
- Ally Alternative Formats Icons
- Download alternative formats dialog
- Alternative Formats downloading modal
- Alternative Formats Terms of Use dialog
Download alternative formats dialog
Blackboard Learn instructor features tested in 2022
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Left base navigation
- Rich Text Editor – RTE
- Courses
- Course content page
- Course Banner
- Roster
- Course groups
- Progress Tracking
- Meeting attendance
- Announcements
- Question banks
- Batch edit
- Learning Modules
- Import from Cloud
- Release conditions
- Calculated formula question
- Calculated Numeric question
- Fill in the blank question
- Reuse questions
- Assessments settings
- Test Settings – Assessment results timing
- Test Settings – Peer Review Settings
- Test Settings – Access code
- Rubrics
- Conversations
- User or Group Exceptions
- Journals
- Group discussion
- Calendar
- Messages
- Grades
- Gradebook – Grid View
- Gradebook – Filters (No Id to linking to this specific section on the page)
- Submission Receipt
- Gradebook – Download and Upload
- Gradebook settings
- Manage Course Alerts
- Overall Grade - Weighted and points
- Category Calculation Rule
Blackboard Learn student features tested in 2022
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Contact Information - Profile
- Notification settings
- Course content with Progress Tracking
- Rubric details
- Test – Assessments – One question at a time and timer
- Time is Up dialog
Blackboard Learn instructor features tested in 2021
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Login
- Left base navigation
- Course
- Course content page
- Roster
- Course groups
- Meeting attendance
- Announcements
- Question banks
- Batch edit
- Create item
- Question pools
- Add calculated formula question
- Add essay question
- Add fill in the blank question
- Add matching question
- Add multiple choice question
- Add true/false question
- Test settings
- Originality report
- Assignment settings, rubrics, and submissions
- Journals
- Group discussion
- Calendar
- Messages
- Grades
- Gradebook settings
Blackboard Learn administrator features tested in 2020
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Institution page
- Edit brand
- Module creator
- Create notification
- Select audience
- Settings
Blackboard Learn instructor features tested in 2020
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Course
- Course content page
- Roster
- Course groups
- Meeting attendance
- Course announcements
- Question banks
- Batch edit
- Add calculated formula question
- Add essay question
- Add fill in the blank question
- Add matching question
- Add multiple choice question
- Add true/false question
- Re-use questions
- Grades & submissions
- Group discussion
- Organizations
- Calendar
- Messages
- Grades
- Download and upload grades
- Gradebook settings
- Course analytics
- Course reports
Blackboard Learn student features tested in 2020
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Activity stream
- How am I doing?
- Profile
- Student attendance
- Rubric with percentage
- Rubric details
Blackboard Instructor features tested in 2018
Blackboard Instructor
- Course
- Announcements
- Course Content
- Grades
- Discussions
- Feedback on app
Collaborate moderator features tested in 2018
Collaborate with the Ultra experience
- Open Sessions menu
- Excluded: Blackboard Collaborate help and privacy policy
- My status and settings
- Chat
- Attendees panel
- Live closed captioning
- My Settings
- Polling
- Breakout Groups
- Share content
Collaborate participant features tested in 2018
Collaborate with the Ultra experience
- Open Sessions menu
- Excluded: Blackboard Collaborate help and privacy policy
- My status and settings
- Chat
- Attendees panel
- Live closed captioning
- My Settings
- Polling
- Breakout Groups
Blackboard Learn administrator features tested in 2018
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Log in
- Notification
- Institution banner
Blackboard Learn instructor features tested in 2018
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Ultra Experience
- Log in
- Profile
- Courses
- Course conversion process
- Add a document
- Add a folder
- Add a link
- Reorder content
- Make the course private
- Export from a course
- Import content
- Content Market
- Roster
- Attendance
- Create document and align to goals
- Create assignment
- Create group assignment
- Create an essay question
- Create a fill in the blank question
- Create multiple choice question
- Create true or false question
- Test settings
- Rubric
- Calendar
- Course schedule
- Discussion
- Message
- Conversation
- Grade a test with a rubric
- Grade a group assignment
- Grade a discussion
- Gradebook
- Overall Grade
- Gradebook settings
- Schema
- Gradebook calculation
Blackboard Open LMS student features tested in 2018
Blackboard Open LMS
- Book content
- Audio and video content
- Assignment
- Quiz
- Forum
- Glossary
- Database
- Rubric test assignment
- Gradebook
- Calendar
- Course Dashboard
WCM Student/parent/teacher features tested in 2018
Web Community Manager (WCM)
- Global navigation
- Activity Stream
- Notifications
- Student Information
- Dashboard Settings
- Staff Directory
- Class Information
- Teacher homepage
- Homework
- Blog
- Book list
- File library
- Minibase
- Class photos
- Audio podcasts
- Video podcasts
