Overview
YuJa Panorama is an accessibility remediation tool integrated into D2L Brightspace that analyzes documents–such as PDFs, Word files, and PowerPoint presentations–for digital accessibility compliance. This article provides instructions for viewing overall course reports (outside of D2L in the YuJa Panorama DocHub website), reviewing and understanding accessibility reports for each file, making changes, and creating new formats. Importantly, YuJa Panorama will not catch all accessibility issues and human review is necessary.
Visit the YuJa Panorama site to watch an overview video.
Course Reports
Course Reports are a great place to get a snapshot of your courses' accessibility status, see where to start, and keep track of progress as you go. Only you can view your course reports - this information is not available to students. To view the Course Report, navigate to your course in D2L, click the Materials tab from the Navbar, then select YuJa Panorama from the drop-down:
You will be directed to the YuJa Panorama DocHub website - Course Report page.
The Course Report includes the following data points:
- Overall Accessibility Score: The overall accessibility score for the selected course.
- Total Files Processed: The total number of files processed for the selected course.
- Files Improved Using Panorama: The total number of files improved when using Panorama's Accessibility Reports for the selected course.
- Alternative Formats Downloaded: The total number of alternative formats downloaded for the selected course.
- Cumulative Accessibility Score: Your course's cumulative monthly accessibility score. Results can be filtered by file type.
- Files Processed By Document Type: The total number of documents processed by Panorama for the selected course.
- Alternative Formats Downloaded by Format Type: The total number of alternative formats downloaded by students for the selected course.
- Content and Issues: View all files and their accessibility scores processed by Panorama, or change the tabs to view accessibility issues and the number of occurrences for individual file types.
Faculty View of YuJa Panorama Icons in D2L
Within D2L Brightspace, your content and files will have an accessibility icon indicating a score next to the title. (Note: Students will see a standard blue circle icon,
not the score.)
Four icons may be displayed next to your D2L Brightspace content:
Blue hexagon 
= High level of accessibility (scores above 80)
Yellow triangle 
= Moderate level of accessibility (scores between 60-80)
Red pentagon 
= Low level of accessibility (scores below 60)
Gray circle 
= No content available to scan (non-applicable)
Instructor view example:
Viewing Accessibility Reports
To review the Accessibility Report:
- Click on the accessibility icon next to the content.
- At the top of the menu, select the Accessibility Report (Figure below).
- You will see two numbers - the first (Figure 1) is the Accessibility Score.
- The second (Figure 2) is the number of accessibility issues in the file.
Understanding the Accessibility Report
Each document receives a score from 0 to 100, based on factors such as:
- Use of headings
- Alt text for images
- Table structure
- Color contrast
YuJa categorizes issues by severity:
- Severe Issues: The document is not accessible (e.g., the PDF is untagged).
- Major Issues: These significantly affect accessibility (e.g., missing alt text, improper use of headings).
- Minor Issues: These are less critical but still worth addressing (e.g., decorative images without alt text).
Making Changes
Start by fixing severe and major issues when possible; this will quickly improve your score and make your content more usable for all learners. Click on the Accessibility Report to see the accessibility issues and make revisions.
- The first part of the Accessibility Report shows a summary of the accessibility issues.
- The second part of the Accessibility Report shows the individual issues and provides options to Check Issue or Fix Issue.
- As you make revisions, they will appear in the third part of the Accessibility Report. Once you are done making revisions, be sure to click Apply Changes.
Creating Alternative Formats
- To review the available formats, click on the thumbnail for the file you want to view.
- To select a format, hover over it and select Generate.
- Several alternative formats are available, depending on the original file. Formats may include: Text File, Gradient Reader, Audio Podcast, Language Translations, PDF, Immersive Reader, EPUB, OCR formats, and Braille.
- Once processed, new options will appear: View, Download, and Reprocess.
Using the Accessibility Checker in D2L Brightspace
The accessibility checker in D2L's text editor box is indicated by a gauge icon, as shown by the blue arrow in the figure above. Select the icon to access the Accessibility Report and fix issues.
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