Product Updates

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes a new alternative format of library reference, new how-to-fix guides and tutorials for HTML content, a new option to organize content by transferring items across folders, and more.

 

1. New Alternative Format: Create a Library Reference to Help Locate Your Reading Material

   In certain situations, such as when only a chapter of a text is provided, your readers may want the complete reference for material so they can find it on their own. To assist them, we have introduced a new Library Reference Alternative Format that allows you to include details about the reading material, such as the author’s name, date of publication, and publisher.

   

2. New How-to-Fix Guides and Video Tutorials for HTML Content Specific to the LMS

   To make our embedded “How to Fix” guides more accessible and easier to follow, we have focused our efforts on an industry-first project to create over 90 guides and video tutorials that address HTML accessibility issues specific to D2L Brightspace, Canvas, and Moodle. This will ensure that whenever you are unsure how to resolve an issue manually, each guide is tailored to your LMS so that you can follow the steps exactly as they are shown.

   

3. Organize Content by Transferring Items from One Folder to Another in DocHub

   With our new options for moving items between folders, organizing content in DocHub is easier than ever. You can select the content you want to move and click the Move button to transfer files or folders. Alternatively, you can simply drag and drop your items into and out of folders.

   

4. Optimized First-Time Scans for D2L Brightspace Courses to be More Efficient

   By optimizing how we handle our API calls for D2L Brightspace, we’ve addressed throttling issues to ensure that first-time scans for newly created courses start immediately and are completed within 20 minutes or less rather than being delayed to a later date.

5. Resolve Missing Human-Generated Caption Issues by Manually Verifying that Captions are Present for Video Content

   In cases where human-generated captions are not required or feasible for all videos, YuJa Panorama will identify the issue and allow you to override it by confirming that the video has at least auto-generated captions.

   

6. High-Performance Administrator Audit Log to Track All Major Activities on the Platform

   In this release, we have set up our backend infrastructure to fully support in-depth audit logging for administrators to monitor user actions and changes performed on YuJa Panorama. Administrators will soon have access to the audit logs, allowing them to view users’ activities, such as deleted items, configured settings, downloaded reports, and more. Keep an eye out for the next YuJa Panorama update alert, which will provide a full-featured release of our audit logging capabilities.

7. User-Friendly Improvements to the Remediation Process

   We have made a couple of tweaks to the remediation process to help you fix your documents more quickly.

   • Turn off the Confetti Animation:

     To make remediating many documents less disruptive, you can disable the confetti animation that activates after a document is remediated.

     

   • Updated Buttons in the Accessibility Report:

     The “Fix Issue” button is now the primary indicated action you can take to fix issues. If you prefer to manually know how to fix issues, the “Learn more” link replaces the “How to Fix” button, providing access to our step-by-step guides.

     

8. Significantly Faster Accessibility Report Generation for HTML Content

   We have improved the process for generating Accessibility Reports for HTML content, ensuring reports are generated up to 60% faster.

9. D2L Brightspace Support for Viewing “Accordion” Content in the Gradient Reader and Enhanced HTML

   We have expanded YuJa Panorama to new areas of D2L Brightspace. Now, for Content pages that organize items using an “accordion,” the Gradient Reader and Enhanced HTML formats can be generated to display content within the layout.

   

10. Improved Capabilities for Retrieving Files in Moodle Instances Using AWS Storage

    For institutions that utilize AWS storage with their Moodle instance, we have updated YuJa Panorama to retrieve these files more accurately, allowing Accessibility Reports to be generated more consistently.

 

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes improved transparency of document accessibility scores, a new Power BI report template, a redesigned side bar with animated icons, the option to detect missing captions in the Video Platform’s videos, hide the To-Do List, view remediated documents and their analytics in the Course Report, and more.

 

1. Improved Transparency of Document Accessibility Scores with Detailed Calculation Breakdown

   As an administrator, you can now view a detailed breakdown of scoring rubrics for your documents across different accessibility models. Each model’s accessibility score is calculated using specific formulas based on the number of elements scanned and the proportions of minor, major, and severe issues. Simply hover over the info icon to view the calculation formulas and sample scenarios for each model, providing greater transparency into your accessibility scores.

   

2. New Report Template for Presenting Accessibility Analytics in Power BI

   As an administrator, you can now present your accessibility analytics easily in Power BI using our LMS report template. Simply upload the template along with your exported report in a JSON format to visualize your accessibility report.

   

3. Integrate the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform With YuJa Panorama to Detect Missing Captions in Videos

   You can now easily integrate the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform with YuJa Panorama by adding an access key. After the integration is complete, any videos embedded from the Video Platform into WYSIWYG content that YuJa Panorama can scan will automatically be checked for the presence of captions. If a video has missing captions, you will receive detailed instructions on how to add auto-captions through the Video Platform.

   

4. Updated Sidebar Iconography with Subtle Animation Element

   Panorama’s sidebar has been redesigned with new animated icons for all menu items and improved keyboard accessibility for navigation.

   

5. New Institution-Wide Setting to Hide the To-Do List

   If Panorama’s To-Do List is no longer required, we’ve added a new setting that allows administrators to hide it across your institution. This will ensure that any items in the To-Do List are preserved in case instructors and administrators are granted access to the feature again.

   

6. View Remediated Documents and Their Analytics in the Course Report

   We’ve improved our course report to provide an overview of all remediated documents within a selected course. This allows you to see remediation types, compare document scores before and after remediation, and track your file remediation history.

   

7. Enhanced Arrow key Navigation With NVDA Screen Reader

   We’ve updated Panorama’s screen reader compatibility with NVDA, ensuring the Alternative Formats Menu can be navigated using arrow keys. Previously, this functionality was restricted if certain NVDA settings were enabled.

   

8. Bulk Upload Users to the YuJa Panorama Roster Via CSV File Upload

   ​​As an administrator, you can now avoid the hassle of individually adding users to your YuJa Panorama roster. Update the YuJa Panorama roster by bulk uploading a CSV file containing a list of users and their required information.

   

 

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes the Unified English Braille Alternative Format, an upgraded accessible DocHub, the option to set the default landing page per role, filter items in the To-Do List, a redesigned installation page for users, and the option to assign one-time credits for Gen AI.

 

1. Support for Unified English Braille Alternative Format

   To align with the latest standards for Braille, Panorama now supports the Unified English Braille format alongside our existing BRF format.

   

2. Upgraded Accessible DocHub with Improved User Interface

   We have rebranded the My Content tab to “DocHub,” which features new UI components to match our branding, an expandable view of all folders and files, and improved functionality to sort content by name or creation date.

   

3. Set the Default Landing Page on Panorama for Each Role

   Administrators can configure the default landing page for users in Panorama, automatically directing them to specific pages based on their user role.

   

4. Filter Items in the To-Do List by File Type

   Content Creators who have a large number of files on their to-do list now have the option to filter results based on the file type.

   

5. Redesigned Installation Page for User Setup

   The installation page now offers a new visual interface with clearer step-by-step instructions, making it easier for Content Creators to install the Panorama Browser Extension on their device. We have also included a tutorial video directly on the installation pages for those who would like to listen and follow along.

   

6. Assign One-Time Credits to Panorama’s Gen AI

   In one-off cases where an institution requires more credits than their monthly limit for Gen AI, they can contact their Client Success Manager to add additional credits that will remain on their platform until used.

 

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union.   This update includes web and HTML view for WYSIWYG content, preview adjustments for color contrast issues, disable scans for unpublished content in Canvas,  a new accessibility check for outdated file formats, customized branding for the Panorama LTI navbar, support for detecting accessibility issues in the WYSIWYG editor for Canvas Quizzes,  support for Moodle page descriptions, a manual override for the reading order check, improved processing speeds when generating reports, and more.

1. Accessibility Reports Offer Web and HTML View for WYSIWYG Content Content creators can review their WYSIWYG Accessibility Reports in a visual web format or HTML text. The web format lets creators see their content exactly as it appears to others, while the HTML view provides insight into the page’s structure to review issues.
2. Preview Adjustments When Resolving Color Contrast Issues When addressing insufficient contrast between text and background colors, Panorama provides a preview and calculates the contrast ratio to ensure your newly selected colors meet accessibility standards.
3. Disable Accessibility Scans for Unpublished Content in Canvas Canvas admins and instructors can disable accessibility scans for unpublished documents and pages, ensuring that course and institution accessibility scores reflect only what is available to view.
4. New Accessibility Check for Outdated File Formats The Accessibility Report will verify that DOCX, PPTX, and XLSX documents are updated to the latest file versions and provide steps for updating them if needed.
5. Customize the Branding of the Panorama LTI Navbar The background and text color of the Panorama LTI navbar can be customized to match your institution’s branding.
6. Expanded Support for the WYSIWYG Editor Inside Canvas Quizzes As part of our ongoing efforts to increase accessibility in all areas of Canvas, we now support real-time accessibility checks within the WYSIWYG editor for Quizzes.
7. Moodle Page Descriptions Will Be Scanned to Detect Accessibility Issues We have expanded Panorama’s capabilities to include an Accessibility Report for descriptions created on Moodle Pages.
8. Manually Verify the Reading Order of Documents In cases where Panorama identifies the reading order as an issue, content creators may prefer to retain their original order. To accommodate this, we’ve introduced a “Verify reading order” checkbox, which will prevent Panorama from flagging the reading order issue upon rescanning the document.
9. View an Organized List of Accessibility Issues and Non-Accessibility Issues With Panorama’s vast range of checks, it’s important for content creators to recognize that some issues detected by Panorama may not directly impact a document’s accessibility but could affect its usability, such as a document containing broken links. To help distinguish between these issues, the Issue settings now include two separate tabs: Accessibility Issues and Non-Accessibility Issues.
10. Improved Iconography and UI When Reviewing Issues in the Accessibility Report We’ve enhanced the iconography and user interface of the Review Issues panel in the Accessibility Report to more clearly indicate the severity levels of the issues being reviewed.
11. Improved Processing Speeds for Requested Reports We’ve optimized our processing times to ensure downloadable reports are received more quickly.
12. View Live Data on the Current Month’s Accessibility Trends The highlight cards in each Panorama report provide a quick snapshot of the current month’s trends, allowing you to easily compare the accessibility performance of various areas.
13. In-Depth Filtering for Search Results in My Content The My Content section in Panorama now features in-depth filtering options to search results based on specified files.
14. RESTful APIs Can Filter Accessibility Scores When using Panorama’s APIs to retrieve data, users can now retrieve accessibility scores based on sub-accounts, courses, and terms.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes scoring rubrics to define how accessibility scores are calculated, a new audio player for Alternative Formats, use Panorama with Power BI, redesigned reports across the platform, semantically structured audio formats and Gradient Reader, publish OCR Reconstructed HTML content into Canvas as a page, customize the highlight color of issues, elements within documents will be highlighted when using PDF Remediation Engine Max, and more.  

1. New Scoring Rubric to Define How an Institution’s Accessibility Scores Are Calculated Considering an institution’s unique accessibility requirements, they now have the option to choose from various scoring rubrics that will be applied across their Panorama instance. These scoring rubrics will determine the accessibility scores of documents based on a strict set of criteria. To know how each rubric aligns with the types of documents an institution might have, administrators can review different scenarios to determine which rubric best suits them.
2. New Audio-Player for Audio Podcasts and OCR Audio with Visual Waveform and Playback Speed Controls Our recent UI update incorporates a waveform to help visualize playback for audio-based Alternative Formats, including Audio Podcast and OCR Audio. Additionally, we provided speed controls, allowing listeners to customize the audio playback speed according to their preferences.
3. Use Panorama With Power BI to Create Visual Analytics Users can download Panorama reports and upload them into Power BI to create visual analytics with their data. Learn more.
4. New Redesign of the LMS Report – Compare the Accessibility Scores of Each Document Type We’ve redesigned the LMS Report and provided a new graph consolidating the previous Cumulative Accessibility Score and Score by Document Type charts. The new graph offers a comparative analysis of the institution’s overall accessibility with various document types, such as HTML content, PDFs, and DOCX files.
5. New Redesign of the Issues Report – Compare the Number of Issues for Each Document Type We’ve redesigned the Issues Report and provided a new graph that allows administrators to compare their institution’s overall accessibility issues with selected document types to view which files contain the most issues. We’ve also updated the view for the Most Common Issues into a tabular structure for improved responsiveness with various screen sizes.
6. New Redesign of the Content Report – Simplified Viewing of Data for Documents Processed and Alternative Formats Downloaded Previously, administrators would have to look at two charts to compare and analyze the files processed by Panorama and those processed by document type. We’ve consolidated both charts into a simple-to-view line graph showing the total files processed and files processed by each document type. Similarly, this feature extends to the Alternative Formats’ charts within the Content Report, showing the total number of Alternative Formats downloaded and a breakdown of each format downloaded.
7. New Semantic Structure to Preserve the HTML Elements in the Gradient Reader Users viewing content within the Gradient Reader can choose to generate a Semantically Structured Gradient Reader, which will analyze the HTML content within the document to produce an accurate representation of the file.
8. New Semantic Structure to Preserve the HTML Elements in an Audio Format Users will be able to perceive the semantic structure of audio content, allowing them to hear details like rows, columns, and bullet points, providing an auditory representation of the visual format.
9. Ability to Fix HTML Accessibility Issues Within the Issues and Content Table The Issues and Content table in the Course Report will allow users to fix accessibility concerns for content created with WYSIWYG editors in their LMS.
10. Publish OCR Reconstructed HTML Content as Canvas Pages The OCR Reconstructed HTML format can be generated for content and uploaded to Canvas as a page.
11. Customize the Highlight Color of Issues Within Documents To ensure that highlighted issues remain visible on various background colors, users can customize the highlight color and adjust the spacing between the highlighted border and the text.
12. New Redesign of the Storage Report – Compare the Total Storage Accumulated for Each Document Type We’ve redesigned the Storage Report to allow administrators to compare their institution’s overall file storage with different document types within a single graph.
13. New Redesign of the Course Report – Compare the Overall Accessibility Score with Each Document Type We’ve enhanced the Course Report graph, enabling users to assess a course’s overall accessibility score and compare it with the accessibility scores of individual document types within the course. Users can also, based on preference, choose between a chart or table view for the files processed and Alternative Formats downloaded within the course.
14. View the Total Number of Improved Documents Within Each Course Administrators can access the Course Analytics in their LMS Report to view the total number of documents improved in each course.
15. Option to Ignore SSO Role Mapping in Favor of LMS Mapping Recognizing that most institutions favor mapping roles based on their LMS, administrators can choose to disable SSO role mapping. This ensures that user mappings are only determined by their LMS roles.
16. Panorama Support for Canvas Rubrics We’ve expanded Panorama’s support within Canvas to provide Accessibility Reports for rubrics.
17. Users Will Be Notified of Unsaved Panorama Settings When users navigate away from unsaved changes within the Panorama LTI app, they will receive a notification informing them that their changes have not been saved.