Alternative Formats

Alternative Formats

Alternative Formats are automatically generated for documents in Brightspace with no setup or editing required. Students can access these formats by selecting the blue accessibility icon next to course content, which opens the Alternative Formats menu. Instructors see a brief preview of the Accessibility Report with the option to view more details, while students do not see the report.

Accessible Formats

Source File
Download the document in its original format.

PDF
View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.

Text File
View the document in a plain-text format without formatting styles, suitable for both online and offline viewing.

Immersive Reader
Allows for text customizations, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback.

Gradient Reader
Enhance visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient.

EPub
View the document in the ebook format, suitable for any ebook reader application.

Electronic Braille
View the document in Braille Grade 2 format, suitable for download and viewing (an Electronic Braille reader is required).

BRF
Download the document in Braille Ready File format.

UEB
Download the document in Unified English Braille format.

Audio Podcast
Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.

Enhanced HTML
View HTML content with additional elements and attributes.

OCR
Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.