YuJa Panorama
YuJa Panorama is a digital accessibility platform integrated with Brightspace that helps Purdue instructors identify and improve the accessibility of their course materials directly within the LMS. The tool automatically scans uploaded documents and Brightspace content, displays an instructor-only accessibility score, and highlights specific issues with guidance for fixing them without leaving the course environment. YuJa Panorama also generates multiple alternative formats so students can access materials in ways that best support their learning needs. Panorama helps instructors efficiently support inclusive teaching and align course content with ADA and WCAG accessibility standards.
More information will be made available in the coming days as the tool is added to Brightspace and made available to instructors and staff.
Getting Started
Instructor Guides
- Overview of YuJa Panorama
- Introduction to YuJa Panorama (Video 55:25)
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YuJa Panorama Instructor Guide: Remediating Content Within Brightspace
Updated June 4, 2026
YuJa Panorama is a digital accessibility tool available to all faculty, staff, and students that is integrated directly within Brightspace. It is designed to help instructors identify and address accessibility issues in course content more efficiently, supporting the creation of accessible learning experiences for all students. Panorama tests content based on WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
This guide will cover:
- How Panorama scans content in Brightspace
- How accessibility scores for content are generated
- How to remediate content directly within Brightspace
How Panorama scans content in Brightspace
Panorama will automatically scan all Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, PDF files uploaded to your Brightspace course upon upload, as well as all content pages (HTML) within your course. This includes content that is both published and unpublished. When navigating through modules and content within your course, you will see Panorama-specific indicator icons to the right of each page title, as well as to the right of each file that you have uploaded.
How accessibility scores for content are generated
Panorama identifies how accessible a document is based on pre-set thresholds. The thresholds are denoted by the following indicator icons, which you will see to the right of files that have been uploaded to your Brightspace course:
Low Accessibility Score
Medium Accessibility Score
High Accessibility Score
How to remediate content directly within Brightspace
There are two methods to access Panorama remediation within your course:
Method 1: Remediate all Files and Pages from the Course Home Page
- After logging into Brightspace, you will see a YuJa Panorama banner at the top of the Course Home page. To begin remediating content, click “Launch Remediation”.
- This will bring up the Accessibility Report window. At the top of this window, there is a drop-down menu that allows you to navigate through all files and pages within your course. The files and pages are listed alphabetically.
Method 2: Remediate an Individual File or Page from the Course Content Page
- After logging into Brightspace, click “Content” at the top of the page.
- Click the indicator icon to the right of any content file or page.
This will bring up the Accessibility Report window for the individual file or page.
Panorama will display a preview of the document on the left side of the screen, and details of the Accessibility Report on the right side of the screen. The Accessibility Report will display the overall Accessibility Score, the number of minor, major, and severe issues, as well as a listing of the issues
From here, remediating a file or page is the same process, no matter which method you used to get to the Accessibility Report window.
Remediating a File or Page
- When you click on one of the issues displayed, Panorama will highlight where the issue is in the document preview on the left side of the screen. If you are unsure of why a particular item is an issue, you can click “Learn more”, which will provide a “How to Fix” guide with additional information on that issue.
- Panorama supports around 30 issue types that can be fixed within Brightspace. For any additional issues highlighted that cannot be fixed within Brightspace, you will need to remediate your document outside of Brightspace and re-upload.
- To fix an issue, click the “Fix Issue” button
- The next window will display what the issue is and the recommended action to fix it.
For the issue highlighted above, Panorama has flagged that the image of the Purdue Bell Tower does not have any sort of alternative description. You have the option of adding your own alternative text or using Panorama’s built-in AI-assisted alternative text generator. If the image is purely decorative, you have the option to choose this as well.For each issue, follow the prompts within Panorama to correct each issue that is identified.
- Once you have fixed the issue, click “Add Fix”
- Once you click “Add Fix”, the window will automatically move on to the next issue. You can also navigate between issues by clicking the left and right arrows at the top of the Accessibility Report window, or by selecting a specific issue from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen.
- If you decide to do all your fixes at once, the “Add Fix and Proceed to Review” button will appear at the bottom of the Accessibility Report window. Panorama will save whatever progress you have made, no matter how many issues you fix in one document. You can always come back later to continue working.
After clicking this button, you will see all the fixes you just made
If you would like to edit or remove any of the fixes you just made, click on the three dots to the right of the issue and select “Edit” or “Remove”.
- Once you are satisfied with the fixes you made, click “Apply Fixes”.
After clicking “Apply Fixes”, Panorama will:
- Update the document and apply the fixes
- Replace the original file you uploaded with the updated file
- Update the alternative formats of the file that can be downloaded
- Rescan the document to double-check that there are no additional issues
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YuJa Panorama Instructor Guide: Reporting
Panorama offers a robust set of reporting features to keep track of the accessibility of your course content.
Instructors will only be able to see the course or courses for which they are listed as the instructor. Students will not have access to reports.
- To access instructor reporting tools, click “Course Tools” in the top navigation bar of Brightspace and then click “Panorama”.
This will bring up the Course Report for your course.
This screen will display the following reports for your selected course:
- Overall accessibility score: The average of all files that Panorama scans
- The number of files scanned
- The number of files that have been remediated
- The number of alternative formats that have been generated by any user within the course
- A visual reporting section which includes:
- Accessibility Score: A representation of how the accessibility score has changed over time, with options to filter by overall score or by file type.
- Document Type: What types of documents Panorama has scanned, as well as the different alternative formats generated by students.
- Files & Issues: A comprehensive list of all files that Panorama has scanned. This can be filtered by file type, specific score, or highest/lowest score first. This is an easy way to work on all the documents in your course without navigating through modules. You can also filter this section by Issue Type or by files remediated. Additional filter options are available within each of these filter sections.
- To access instructor reporting tools, click “Course Tools” in the top navigation bar of Brightspace and then click “Panorama”.
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YuJa Panorama Instructor Guide: Alternative Formats Offered
Panorama offers many alternative formats, both in the student and instructor view. To access the Alternative Formats window, click the indicator icon to the right of a file. Then click “Alternative Formats.”
Alternative Formats Defined:
- Source File: View the document in its original format, suitable for download viewing.
- PDF: View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Text File: View the document in a pure text format without any formatting styles, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Immersive Reader: Allows for cCustomizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback.
- Gradient Reader: Enhances visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient.
- EPUB: View the document in the ebook format, suitable for any ebook reader application.
- Audio Podcast: Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.
- Language Translation: Translate a document automatically to over 100 languages, which can be downloaded
- Math Formats: Convert documents containing math equations into LaTeX, Math Text (i.e. numbers and symbols to words), or MP3 files.
- Latex: Convert documents into LaTeX document format.
- Math Text: Convert documents into printed English, including numbers and symbols.
- Math Audio: Convert documents to MP3.
- MathML: Extract mathematical equations from documents and convert them into HTML files.
- OCR Formats: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.
- OCR Overlaid Tagged PDF: Generate a tagged PDF that allows for selectable text overlaid on the original scanned document or image.
- OCR Reconstructed DOCX: Generate a brand new DOCX file from scanned documents or images.
- OCR Reconstructed Tagged PDF: Generate a brand new tagged PDF from the scanned document or image.
- OCR Reconstructed HTML: Generate a brand new HTML file from scanned documents or images.
- OCR Text: Recommended for those who’d like plain text, the OCR tool will extract and display text within images and GIFs as a TXT file.\
- OCR Audio: Extract text within images and GIFs into an MP3 text-to-speech audio player.
- OCR Semantic Text: Converts scanned text into readable, structured text while preserving context and layout.
- OCR Semantic Audio: Transforms scanned text into audio with natural intonation and emphasis, enhancing listening comprehension.
- Braille: View the document in the braille grade 2 format, suitable for download viewing (a braille reader is required).
- Custom Formats
- FAQs
Student Guides
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YuJa Panorama Student Guide:
Updated June 4, 2026
YuJa Panorama is a digital accessibility tool that is integrated directly within Brightspace. It is designed to help instructors identify and address accessibility issues in course content more efficiently, supporting the creation of accessible learning experiences for all students.
Students will now see indicator icons to the right of all Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and PDF files that are uploaded to Brightspace courses:
Click the indicator icon to bring up the Alternative Formats Menu:
Hovering over each option will offer the ability to view or download the file in the desired format.
Note: Click “Generate” if the file format desired has not been generated yet:
Alternative Formats Defined:
- Source File: View the document in its original format, suitable for download viewing.
- PDF: View the document in PDF format, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Text File: View the document in a pure text format without any formatting styles, suitable for both online and download viewing.
- Immersive Reader: Allows for customizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback.
- Gradient Reader: Enhances visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient.
- EPUB: View the document in the ebook format, suitable for any ebook reader application.
- Audio Podcast: Audio playback for documents, suitable for both online and download listening.
- Language Translation: Translate a document automatically to over 100 languages, which can be downloaded
- Math Formats: Convert documents containing math equations into LaTeX, Math Text (i.e. numbers and symbols to words), or MP3 files.
- Latex: Convert documents into LaTeX document format.
- Math Text: Convert documents into printed English, including numbers and symbols.
- Math Audio: Convert documents to MP3.
- MathML: Extract mathematical equations from documents and convert them into HTML files.
- OCR Formats: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.
- OCR Overlaid Tagged PDF: Generate a tagged PDF that allows for selectable text overlaid on the original scanned document or image.
- OCR Reconstructed DOCX: Generate a brand new DOCX file from scanned documents or images.
- OCR Reconstructed Tagged PDF: Generate a brand new tagged PDF from the scanned document or image.
- OCR Reconstructed HTML: Generate a brand new HTML file from scanned documents or images.
- OCR Text: Recommended for those who’d like plain text, the OCR tool will extract and display text within images and GIFs as a TXT file.\
- OCR Audio: Extract text within images and GIFs into an MP3 text-to-speech audio player.
- OCR Semantic Text: Converts scanned text into readable, structured text while preserving context and layout.
- OCR Semantic Audio: Transforms scanned text into audio with natural intonation and emphasis, enhancing listening comprehension.
- Braille: View the document in the braille grade 2 format, suitable for download viewing (a braille reader is required).
Support and Information
Contact
- Purdue Information Technology
- Weblink: https://it.purdue.edu/help/index.php
- Email: it@purdue.edu
- Phone: 765-494-4000 (44000 when dialing from a campus phone)
- Purdue West Lafayette and Indianapolis:
- For questions, email innovativelearningteam@purdue.edu
- Purdue Fort Wayne:
- For questions or resources on accessibility: Digital Accessibility Taskforce
- For questions about this Purdue system project: Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, celt@pfw.edu
- For questions about the law: Contact the Office for Civil Rights Compliance at
civilrights@pfw.edu
- Purdue Northwest:
- For technical support: contact the PNW Customer Service Center at csc@pnw.edu
- For support with the digital accessibility of instructional materials: contact the Center for Faculty Excellence at cfe@pnw.edu or the Instructional Accessibility Specialist, Melissa Maldonado at mamaldon@pnw.edu
- Purdue Global:
- Center for Teaching and Learning, askctl@purdueglobal.edu
Funding
Purdue University
Campus Availability
Purdue West Lafayette / Indianapolis
Purdue Northwest
Purdue Fort Wayne