Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Join the 24-hour global competition to make digital learning more inclusive.
Communications pack: Engage your campus in the competition
The Fix Your Content Day 2025 Communications Pack contains messaging templates, graphics, and strategies to help you drive participation across your campus. During this 24-hour competition, the goal is simple: rally your campus to fix as many digital course files as they can using Anthology® Ally.
Note: To be counted in the competition, fixes must be made through the Ally user interface.
Strategies for organizing your campus
- Make it social: Host a “Fix-a-Thon” via web conference or in-person session. Work on accessibility fixes together, answer questions, and celebrate progress in real time.
- Launch a communications campaign: Send a mass email or post announcements in your LMS about your participation in Fix Your Content Day. Use the templates included in this communications pack to spread the word.
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Keep it simple: Encourage participants to start with easy fixes, such as:
- Adding alt text to images directly through Ally
- Fixing heading issues in Microsoft Word documents (the syllabus is a great place to start)
- Replacing scanned PDFs with OCR versions generated from Ally’s alternative formats
- Involve everyone on campus: Ally isn’t just for course content. Invite marketing, web, or administrative teams to upload commonly shared documents into course shells, check Ally’s feedback, and make fixes that benefit the entire campus community.
- Create friendly campus competition: See which department can contribute the most fixes to Ally and award the winning department a small prize or recognition. The Anthology Ally team can work with you to determine the best fixes for each department.
- Share great stories: Our website has a number of great Ally customer success stories to share with your campus—reference them to showcase how accessibility improvements positively impact learners. You can download and use them as part of your outreach and support.
Fix Your Content Day resources
Email Messaging Template
Subject line: Join us for Fix Your Content Day 2025
Dear Faculty and Staff,
On November 18, our campus will join institutions worldwide for Fix Your Content Day 2025, hosted by Anthology. This 24-hour competition is part of our ongoing commitment to inclusive education.
Together, we’ll aim to fix as many accessibility issues and course files as possible using Anthology® Ally. Every fix—big or small—contributes to a more inclusive learning environment for all students.
How you can help:
- Review your courses for red and orange indicators
- Focus on quick wins like adding image descriptions or improving Microsoft Word documents
- Start fixing on November 18 and keep things going throughout the day
- Aim for 100%, but improvement is what counts!
For more information on how to fix files using Anthology Ally, check out our help page. [insert campus help page here]
Signature options for emails:
- We’re participating in Fix Your Content Day with Anthology Ally. Learn how you can help. [insert campus help page here]
- Help us get ready for Fix Your Content Day, Nov. 18. Get started now. [insert campus help page here]
- Creating a more inclusive learning environment takes all of us. Join the Fix Your Content Day competition. [insert campus help page here]
- We’re keeping our commitment to accessibility and inclusion on Fix Your Content Day. Learn how you can help! [insert campus help page here]
LMS Announcement Messaging Template
We’re excited to participate in Fix Your Content Day 2025, a global competition where colleges and universities race to improve the accessibility of their digital course files.
Help our campus rise on the global leaderboard by reviewing accessibility indicators in your courses and making suggested improvements through Anthology® Ally.
Every fix brings us closer to a more inclusive learning environment. Learn more. [insert campus help page here]
Press Release Template
Access the official Fix Your Content Day 2024 Press Release Template to share your campus’s involvement in this global event. Use it for local news outlets, institutional publications, and digital channels to showcase your commitment to accessibility.
Additional resources
Videos:
Overview for Instructors of Ally for Learning Management Systems
Instructor Feedback for WYSIWYG Content
How Instructor Feedback Works in Blackboard
How Instructor Feedback Works in the Blackboard Mobile App
How Instructor Feedback Works in Canvas
How Instructor Feedback Works in Brightspace
Links:
How to Improve File Accessibility
Anthology Ally Adoption Toolkit
Assets:
Fix Your Content Day 2024 One Pager
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Visuals and graphics:
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