Product Updates

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.

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 new remediation capabilities for 12+ issues, including remediating Excel issues, the option to set a minimum font size threshold, view a summary of accessibility issues, view a breakdown of how accessibility scores are calculated, copy course settings, custom role mapping for Blackboard and Moodle, export reports for offline viewing, and dozens of UI improvements across the platform, and more.  

1. New Inline WCAG 2.2-Aligned Remediation Engine for Excel Issues Complementing our Remediation Engine for inline accessibility issue resolution of Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoints, HTML, and PDFs, we’ve now extended these capabilities to Excel documents inside Accessibility Reports to resolve issues such as:
   • Missing alt text
   • Font color issues
   • Non-descriptive hyperlink text
   
2. Accessibility Report Can Identify More WCAG 2.2-Aligned Accessibility Issues for HTML Content We have updated Panorama’s Accessibility Report to detect even more accessibility issues for HTML content:
   • Headings containing more than 120 character
   • Content is longer than 3000 words
   • Links are empty
3. New Accessibility Checks for Panorama’s Remediation Engine We’ve enhanced the Remediation Engine’s capabilities to resolve accessibility issues in real-time by identifying more accessibility issues across various formats.
   • Unformatted Lists: DOCX and HTML
   • Text should not be justified: DOCX
   • Invalid language: DOCX and PPTX
   • Missing language: DOCX
   • Missing table header: DOCX and HTML
   • Heading structure does not start at 1: DOCX
   • Table header is longer than 120 characters: HTML
   • Missing table scope: HTML
   • Target size is too small: HTML
   • Adjacent hyperlinks: HTML
   • Missing title: PPTX and XLSX
   • Low contrast: XLSX
   • Font size is too small: XLSX
   • Missing alt text: XLSX
   • Missing text in cell A: XLSX
   • Non-descriptive hyperlink text: XLSX
   
4. Set a Minimum Threshold for Font Size Issues Panorama administrators can adjust the minimum threshold required for Panorama to detect font size issues, allowing them to set accessibility standards that align with their institution.
5. View a Summary of Issues Within a Document Administrators and instructors now have the option to conveniently access a single modal, where they can view all issues organized by the number of times they occur.
6. View How Accessibility Scores Are Calculated Administrators and instructors can access a breakdown of their accessibility scores by hovering over the info icon. This breakdown includes details on how the score was calculated based on the number of tests performed and the issues identified at each level.
7. Copy Course Settings from One Course to Another Instead of changing course settings individually, instructors and administrators can easily copy settings from a single course and apply them to any available course.
8. Map Custom Blackboard and Moodle Roles to Panorama Blackboard and Moodle administrators can map their custom LMS roles to existing roles on Panorama.
9. Greater Customization for the Threshold of Accessibility Scores Previously, we introduced options to customize how Panorama defines High, Medium, and Low Accessibility Scores. In this release, we’re adding additional options to define Very High Accessibility Scores and Very Low Accessibility Scores for documents and HTML content.
10. Export the Accessibility Report for Offline Viewing Accessibility reports can be exported, allowing administrators and instructors to address issues offline within their original documents.
11. Support for Moodle Books In continuing to integrate Panorama into new areas of Moodle, we now generate Alternative Formats for Moodle Books.
12. Panorama Supports Previewing Documents in Canvas We’ve expanded support in new areas of Canvas by providing access to Alternative Formats and viewing the Accessibility Report when previewing documents.
13. Accessibility Report for D2L Brightspace Messages We’ve added the Panorama Accessibility Report to D2L Brightspace messages to ensure all outgoing content is accessible.
14. Filter Accessibility Report Results Using the Issue Icons In addition to our existing feature for filtering issues, administrators and instructors can now filter issues by simply clicking on the issue icons.
15. The Accessibility Report Will Navigate to a Selected Issue in the WYSIWYG Editor Selecting a specific issue within the Accessibility Report will automatically navigate to the issue inside the WYSIWYG editor.
16. Select the LMS Placement for the Panorama LTI 1.3 LInk Administrators integrating Panorama into their Learning Management System through LTI 1.3 can choose where the Panorama LTI link appears: at the course level, for individual users, or at the global level.
17. View Your Account Information on the Panorama Platform Panorama now offers the option to view your account information from within the platform and options to quickly access settings.
18. Enhanced Table View of Available Courses in Scope Settings The Scope Settings UI table has been updated to allow administrators to easily select which courses Panorama should be enabled in.
19. New Tabular View for Issue Settings Issue settings have been organized into a tabular structure, allowing administrators to access their desired settings quickly.
20. Enhanced UI and User Selection for Roster Management We’ve updated the UI for Roster Management and provided the option to select multiple users for deletion instead of removing them one at a time.
21. Reorganized Branding Settings and Enhanced Iconography We’ve reorganized the Branding Settings in Panorama, introducing dedicated tabs for styling features. Additionally, we’ve given the iconography a modern look to enhance the experience when choosing your preferred styling.
22. More Descriptive Text for Institution Information We have updated the Institution Information text to allow administrators to easily understand the details related to their institution and how Panorama uses the information.
23. New Organized UI to Manage Panorama Add-Ons All Panorama add-ons have been organized into tabs to access settings specific to each add-on. Additionally, we’ve created informative videos explaining the features of select add-ons.
24. New Font Styling Across Panorama We have updated the font family Panorama utilizes to San Francisco Pro.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides our users with updates to the gradient reader, detection for broken links in HTML content, the option to apply filters in Course Scans, enhanced institution scans for D2L Brightspace, view issues opened in the Course Report, a more streamlined integration process, and new voice settings and real-time text highlights for our Smart Speaker add-on.  

1. New Gradient Reader Settings for Color Adjustments and Transitions The Gradient Reader now offers custom color options for applying gradients to documents, which allows users to specify the frequency of color transitions for a personalized guided reading experience.
2. The Gradient Reader Preserves Structural Formatting of Documents To enhance visual recognition of content, the Gradient Reader will maintain the original document’s structure, ensuring that inline videos, lists, tables, and spacing remain consistent.
3. New WCAG 2.1-Aligned Detection for HTML Issues: Broken Links We’ve added a new accessibility check to allow Panorama to identify broken links within HTML content.
4. Apply Filters to Course Scans Administrators can effectively track the progress of course scans by applying filters based on their current status, such as scans that have not yet started, are in progress, have completed, failed, or expired.
5. Enhanced Institution Scans for Large Institutions Using D2L Brightspace To efficiently scan institutions with a large number of courses in a shorter amount of time, D2L Brightspace administrators can input multiple access keys for their Panorama integration.
6. The Review Issue List in the Accessibility Report Will Open to a Selected Issue from the Course Report When selecting a specific issue within a document from the Course Report, the Accessibility Report will automatically show it in the Review Issues list. Previously, the issue was highlighted only on the document.
7. Streamlined Integration Process With Panorama We’ve enhanced Panorama’s integration page with improved on-screen text and relevant guides to help administrators self-manage LTI, API, and SSO integrations.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides our users with the option to view the previous version history of documents, more HTML accessibility issues detected, a new To-Do List, a new math alternative format, the option to customize the threshold of Accessibility Scores, more custom branding options, and PDF structural remediation.  

1. 1. New Version History: View and Restore Documents to Previous Versions When documents are updated using the Remediation Engine or through manual uploads, Panorama will automatically preserve the previous version of the document. Content Creators can then access a comprehensive history of all prior versions and choose to restore them if needed.
   2. Additional WCAG 2.1-Aligned Detection for HTML Accessibility Issues To help Content Creators produce accessible HTML pages, we have added new accessibility checks to help identify issues such as:
      • The table header cell does not contain a scope attribute.
      • The target size for buttons and links is too small.
      • The header is greater than 120 characters.
      • Adjacent links contain the same URL.

• New To-Do List: Create a List of Documents to Review Content Creators can efficiently manage documents they want to enhance the accessibility of by adding them to their To-Do List. The documents can then be updated within the To-Do List, or if the original documents are updated, the list automatically reflects those changes, allowing Creators to stay informed.
• New Alternative Math Format: Convert Documents with Math Equations into MathML Our new MathML format enables users to extract mathematical equations from documents and convert them into HTML files, providing an accessible solution for embedding math equations directly into HTML pages.
• Ability to Customize the Threshold of Accessibility Scores Institutions that would like to have rigorous accessibility standards for their content can now establish customized thresholds within Panorama. These thresholds determine how Panorama categorizes accessibility scores—whether they meet high, medium, or low accessibility standards. For instance, while Panorama’s default score designates 70 as highly accessible, organizations can adjust the threshold and mandate that highly accessible content must achieve a score of 85.
• Customize the Branding of Panorama Icons To offer institutions a more personalized experience, they can now customize Panorama icons by selecting from a curated collection of pre-designed options. If you have a suggestion for a specific iconography, we encourage you to contact your Customer Success Manager.
• Customize the Panorama Portal Login Page Institutions can now customize the branding of their Panorama Portal login page by adjusting the colors of buttons and adding imagery.
• The Accessibility Report Will Open to a Selected Issue from the Course Report When selecting a specific issue within a document from the Course Report, the Accessibility Report will open directly to the issue, allowing Content Creators to quickly view and address it.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides our users with updates to our Remediation Engine to support PDF documents, a new AI-powered tool to propose accessibility fixes, enhanced support for OCR conversions, SAML-SSO integration for the Panorama Platform, the option to add users outside of the LMS, new accessibility design tools, Panorama support for files up to 50 MB, the option to bulk changes fixes, and more.

1. New Tool! AutoPilot: AI-Powered Tool to Propose Accessibility Fixes We’re introducing an industry-first feature by launching AutoPilot, an AI-powered tool that automatically proposes document accessibility fixes for PDF, DOCX, PPTX, and HTML files. With just one click, AutoPilot users can send proposed fixes to the Remediation Engine, which will automatically remediate the document. In the future, AutoPilot will propose fixes for other issue types, as well as broaden the scope to Course and the full LMS. AutoPilot will currently propose fixes for the following issue types:
   • Font size
   • Color contrast
   • Missing alt-text
   
2. Enhanced Support for OCR Conversions: OCR Text and OCR Immersive Reader We are expanding our OCR conversion engine to provide two new capabilities for generating distinct documents based on the OCR’d content.
   • OCR Text: Generate a brand new text file.
   • OCR Immersive Reader: Use the immersive reader for OCR’d content.
   
3. No LMS Required! SAML-SSO Authentication Support for the Panorama Platform Administrators, instructors, and students can access their respective reports and accessibility settings by signing in to the Panorama Platform directly with their SAML-SSO integration.
4. Add Users Outside of the LMS to the Panorama Platform Administrators can add users not registered for their LMS into the Panorama Platform to manage Panorama reports and settings based on their assigned roles.
5. Custom Panorama Portal URL Prefix Institutions can create their own custom Panorama Platform URL prefix. Simply contact your dedicated Customer Success Manager to get started.
6. New Accessibility Design Tool Elements We have expanded our Accessibility Design Tool to incorporate two new elements when creating HTML content.
   • Progress Bar: Content Creators can place progress bars for long-form content to help their viewers keep track of their progress.
   • Expander: Content Creators can place discrete expandable cards to show viewers additional content.
   
7. Generate Panorama Reports for Files up to 50MB Panorama will now support generating Accessibility Reports and Alternative Formats for files up to 50 MB in size.
8. New Course Scans Page to View the Status of Courses Administrators can track the progress of Panorama’s course scans and view a list of all courses within their institution. If desired, they can also scan or re-scan courses to locate new documents or pages within the course.
9. Panorama for Canvas: Website Accessibility Enabled Canvas-Wide The Website Accessibility icon is no longer restricted within a course. Instructors and students can access the Website Accessibility icon from anywhere within Canvas.
10. New Branding Settings to Customize Website Accessibility Colors We have added a new Branding Settings tab that allows administrators to customize the colors of the Accessibility Icons and the Website Accessibility menu.
11. Pop-Out the How-to-Fix Window for a Wider View We have introduced a new pop-out feature in the How-to-Fix panel that displays the steps to resolve an issue in a larger window, making it easier to view.
12. Bulk Change All Instances of the Same Accessibility Issue Users can now choose to apply their accessibility changes to all instances of the issue when remediating a document.
13. Panorama for D2L: Accessibility Reports for Documents within the Manage Files Page Panorama now supports generating Accessibility Reports and Alternative Formats for documents found within the Manage Files page in D2L Brightspace.
14. Students Can Disable Panorama Accessibility Icons Panorama Accessibility icons can now be disabled by individual students.