Product Updates

Over the next few weeks, the YuJa EqualGround Accessibility Governance Platform will be expanding capabilities to include heatmap analytics, new integration with Cascade CMS, additional support for SharePoint, and much more.

1. CMS Plugin Support Extended to Cascade CMS

   EqualGround’s CMS integration is expanding to Cascade CMS, allowing users to detect, assess, and remediate issues directly in the Cascade interface as pages are edited. Key features include:

   • Track Conformance Using Comprehensive Scores: A set of scores are displayed on pages based on analysis from the Accessibility, SEO, and Usability engine.

     

   • Automatically Apply Proposed Fixes: Users can click “Fix Issue” in the Issues Panel to automatically apply EqualGround’s proposed changes directly to the page. Changes will be reflected in the live page and the code base, saving time needed for manual remediation.

     

   • Review Dynamic Changes in Real-Time: Users can activate a re-scan at any time to review how their changes impact the overall score of their page.

     

2. Boost Website Engagement Using Visual Heatmaps

   Analytics and reporting in YuJa EqualGround now include heatmap tracking, offering users insights and visualizations of user interaction on their webpage. Heatmap statistics will help you monitor user traffic, optimize the user experience, and drive growth over time.

   

3. Expanded Accessibility Checkers Increase Site-Wide Conformance

   New accessibility checkers and suggested fixes have been added to EqualGround to improve website accessibility conformance. The following checkers were added:

   • Table Headers Do Not Contain Table Data: Tables that do not contain table data cells (<td>) do not provide meaningful information or relationships for assistive technologies. Users will be prompted to fill tables with data using the <td> tag, and to replace layout-only tables with non-table HTML markup.

     

   • Missing Accessible Names for <iframe>: <iframe> elements must include a descriptive and accessible name using “aria-label”, “title”, or “aria-labelledby” for assistive technologies to understand the embedded frame content.

     

   • Custom Decorative Tag: Users can enter a list of HTML tags to be whitelisted and excluded from future scans.

     

4. Optimize SharePoint Scanning Frequencies With Customizable Configurations

   Users can now directly configure scan frequencies for newly added SharePoint sites, effectively having granular control over individual sites without additional, retroactive steps or overwriting settings for their page groups.

   

5. Improve Accessibility Conformance Instantaneously With Filterable Quick Wins

   Users can now filter Quick Wins by conformance level and be redirected to the location of the issues to leverage automated Best Practices to improve site-wide accessibility. This grants users more granular control and allows them to remediate multiple issues in a few simple clicks.

   

6. Identify and Implement Web Scan Configuration Changes with Immediate Guidance

   A new status badge and details panel providing users with comprehensive insights of their web page scan and quick options to optimize scanning performance has been added. This offers continuous guidance for users should they change configuration settings for website scans in the future.

   

7. Manage Web Assets Effectively with Role-Based Access

   Administrators can now assign Inventory roles to specific users to grant access to website assets including images, videos, CSS files, and more, and streamline asset management operations.

   

8. Enhance Collaboration with Shared DocHub Folders

   Users can now collaborate on documents in DocHub using shared folders, effectively improving inter- and cross-team communication, efficiency, and productivity.

   

9. Expanded Support for Core Features

   New guides have been added for core features, integrations, and modules in EqualGround, providing users with comprehensive support for new and existing capabilities.

Over the next few weeks, the YuJa EqualGround Workflow Orchestration Module will be introducing new capabilities to streamline project management, including notifications, a centralized task view, and the ability to track individual issues across all web assets.

1. Streamline Project Management Workflow with Centralized Task View

   Tasks in workflow orchestration are now filterable by user, allowing users to organize and prioritize their own tasks, as well as track completion and progress of tasks assigned to other team members.

   

2. Get Notified Instantly for New Tasks

   Users are now notified via email and a pop-up modal when a new workflow task is assigned to them in workflow orchestration, allowing users to proactively tackle outstanding tasks.

   

3. Track Site-Wide Issues in One Workflow Task

   Workflow orchestration now allows users to make a singular task to track a specific issue, conformance level, or web page across all pages of a website in EqualGround. Remediation efforts, task assignment, and project management become streamlined with a decluttered workflow interface.

   

YuJa EqualGround is introducing the Google Workspace Accessibility Module, allowing users to scan for accessibility issues and remediate content using automated feedback from any document in their Google workspace directly.

1. Create Accessible Documents Directly in Google Workspace

   The YuJa EqualGround Google Workspace module integrates seamlessly with any document type interface in Google Drive, such as Docs, Slides, and Sheets, and provides real-time scanning against different accessibility conformance levels to help ensure all documents adhere to accessibility standards from the start.

   

Over the next few weeks, YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform will be releasing a new layout for course reports, embedded accessibility status banners on your course homepage, the ability to upload custom accessibility icons, and more.

1. New Embedded Banner Provides Instant Insight on Accessibility Issues Directly From Your Course Homepage

   Institutions can now enable an Embedded Banner for their course homepage, which will provide instructors with an overall accessibility score for the course and allow them to launch quick remediation. These new, optional banners allow instructors to gain an instant overview of how accessible their courses are and simplifies the course remediation process by providing users with faster, easier access to Panorama’s remediation tools.

   
2. Redesigned Reports For Easier Navigation to Key Information

   All of Panorama’s Reports have been redesigned with a new tab structure to make navigating between data easier. The new report design reduces the amount of scrolling needed to view the full scope of information and allows users to quickly switch between viewing different sections. With YuJa Panorama’s new report structure, obtaining critical data has never been easier.

   
3. YuJa Panorama Now Identifies Inaccessible Panopto Video Content

   YuJa Panorama can now identify inaccessible content found in external videos hosted by Panopto via our new Panopto Video Integration. Once the integration is enabled, the platform will be able to identify and flag any Panopto Videos in the WYSIWYG editor that are missing captions. By flagging videos without captions, YuJa Panorama helps instructors maintain accessibility standards and ensure all students have equal access to course content. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

   
4. Admins Can Now Optionally Allow Students to Perform Inline Remediation in DocHub

   Administrators can now enable permissions for students to perform inline remediation on their own documents in DocHub. When enabled in Global Settings, students in DocHub will be able to open accessibility reports and perform inline remediation in their documents. By allowing students to perform inline remediation for accessibility issues, students can get into the practice of creating fully accessible documents that reflect their institution’s accessibility standards and goals.

   
5. Upload Accessibility Icons To Match Your Branding Needs

   Administrators can now upload custom icons for Accessibility Scores, Alternative Formats, and File Processing icons. With these expanded Branding Settings, administrators will have greater flexibility in customizing icons to match their institution’s preferences.

   
6. Custom Non-Descriptive Text Checks Will Be Expanded to Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel Documents

   YuJa Panorama will now detect custom non-descriptive text issues in PPTX, DOCX, and XLSX documents, such as “for more information, click here” or “read more.” These checks help ensure that all links provide meaningful context for screen reader users, extending accessibility check coverage previously available only for other document types.

   
7. Instantly Reset Customized Issue Severity Levels to Default WCAG Aligned Severity Levels

   Users can now easily reset their customized issue severity levels back to Panorama’s WCAG-aligned default scoring. Whether it’s the start of a new term or your institution has decided to change the way accessibility issues are flagged, resetting the severity flags for issues can now be completed in seconds, with one click.

   
8. Allow Instructors to Manually Dismiss Issues In Specific Courses

   Institutions can now map the Content Developer role to the Panorama Instructor role. This lets designers improve course accessibility just like instructors, without granting access to admin reports or institution-level settings, and eliminates the need to enroll them as teachers in hundreds of courses. The result is a streamlined workflow, secure role management, and faster accessibility improvements across courses.

   
9. Toggle the Visibility of Accessibility Scores To Help Instructors Focus On Issues Instead of Numbers

   Administrators can now hide Accessibility Scores from Course Reports and document Accessibility Scores from instructors to ensure that only administrators have access to Accessibility Score data. This will allow instructors to focus on accessibility issues rather than on numerical scores. When the Show Accessibility Scores to Instructors setting is disabled, instructors retain full access to Accessibility Reports and remediation tools, but cannot view any accessibility scores.

   
10. Toggle the Ability to Check for Missing Title Issues in HTML Files to Improve Screen Readability

    Users can now enable Panorama to flag missing title issues in HTML files and provides suggested fixes for inline remediation. By accurately flagging Missing Title issues in HTML files, Panorama helps ensure that HTML files are fully screen-readable.

    
11. Gain Better Visibility of User Activity with New LTI Logs

    Panorama will now log LTI activity in Integration Settings for better visibility into successful and failed LTI launches. Each log item can be expanded for full sign-in details, providing administrators and IT personnel with in-depth debugging information.

    

Over the next few weeks, YuJa AutoPilot will be adding a new feature that provides AI summaries of Panorama’s Reports.

1. New AutoPilot AI Summaries Can Instantly Parse Report Data for Historical Trends and Possible Recommendations

   All users of YuJa AutoPilot will now find an AI Summary tab in all of Panorama’s Reports. AutoPilot’s AI Summary translates historical data into an outline of Observed Trends and possible Recommended Areas for Action. For users who find themselves spending longer than desired trying to understand the graphs and tables in Reports, these new AI Summaries will simplify the process of analyzing historical data by providing a clear and succinct description of Observed Trends. Using the report data, the AI Summary tab will also generate Recommended Areas for Action, and Guidance & Recommended Actions where possible, to help instantly improve course and institution accessibility.