Accessibility Trends and Ally Usage: Associate’s and Technical Colleges

Associate’s and technical colleges serve a higher percentage of adult learners, first generation college students, minority students, low-income students, and students with disclosed disabilities than most four-year institutions. Because accessibility issues can affect the readability of content and limit their use on mobile devices and study tools, inaccessible content can impact opportunities for academic success for all students. In this paper, we explore accessibility and usage data collected through the Blackboard Ally software from 150 associate’s and technical colleges during the Fall 2019 term.