YuJa Contributes to Heartland Community College and Illinois Community Colleges Online’s Accessibility Efforts
YuJa was credited with helping make Heartland Community College and Illinois Community Colleges Online more accessible to all.
Accessibility in Real Time
Create Accessible Content with Real-Time Suggestions
Compatible with all major LMSs, Panorama Real-Time Suggestions enables course creators to fix accessibility issues on the spot right inside the LMS.
Automatic Suggestions
Improve Media Accessibility in Real-Time
YuJa Panorama’s Real-Time Suggestion capability automatically provides options for accessibility improvements and prompts instructors to fix issues as they’re creating course content. Creators are alerted if content has incorrect font sizes, color contrast issues, missing alternative or descriptive text, and more.
Quickly Fix Accessibility Issues
Issues are Flagged by Severity
If an accessibility issue is detected within content, it will be flagged as Minor, Major, or Severe, based on flag levels set up by instructors. Instructors are then provided with appropriate solutions to resolve the issue so all learners can access the information.
Pamlico Community College
Using YuJa Panorama, Pamlico Community College has scanned more than 11,000 files. In addition, over 1,000 alternative formats have been downloaded. In the first quarter of 2023, the institution increased its overall accessibility by 6% over the previous quarter.
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Font Improvements
Update Fonts When Readability Issues Are Detected
Not only does Panorama check font size, but it provides recommendations if a readability issue is detected and enables instructors to update font sizes with the click of a button.
Color Contrast Suggestions
Detect and Resolve WCAG Color Contrast Issues
Content creators can quickly resolve color contrast issues by selecting complementary text and background colors from the provided recommendations. YuJa Panorama meets WCAG 2.1 standards.
To-Do List
Create a To-Do List of Documents to Improve
Efficiently manage the list of documents to review and enhance the accessibility of by creating a convenient to-do list. Documents can then be updated within the to-do list or within the original documents.
Key Real-Time Features
Check and Resolve Common Accessibility Issues
Checks and suggests font size
Resolve color contrast issues
Scan for alternative text on images
Check links for descriptions
Caption Detection
Scan YouTube Videos for Caption Files
When an instructor adds a YouTube video to their course, YuJa Panorama will scan the video to see if captions are provided. If captions are missing, Panorama will prompt instructors to add captions and rescan to ensure accessibility. This removes barriers for instructors who find helpful course materials online, but who need to ensure instructional videos are accessible to students.
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