YuJa Panorama accessibility tool
YuJa Panorama is an accessibility tool available to all faculty, staff, and students at Vermont State University and the Community College of Vermont. Panorama works within Canvas and through a direct login to help improve the accessibility of course materials. It provides insights, recommendations, and alternative formats to ensure that digital content is accessible for everyone.
How to access YuJa Panorama
In Canvas: Faculty will see Panorama automatically enabled in their courses — no setup required.
Direct login: Everyone is welcome to sign in to Yuja Panorama using the familiar VSC login.
What you can do with YuJa Panorama
For faculty and staff: Generate accessible versions of documents to share with students, faculty, and staff.
For students: View accessibility scorecards and download alternative formats of course materials.
Learn more and get help
We recommend reviewing YuJa’s official Panorama resources to get started:
You can also view the Academic Applications guide by visiting the YuJa Panorama SharePoint Site.
Training sessions and more in-depth guides will be provided in the near future.
If you encounter any issues, please contact the Helpdesk or open a ServiceDesk ticket.
Additional resources to create content with accessibility in mind
If you are responsible for creating web pages, courses, or other digital content, then these resources are for you! Compiled by the VSC Universal Access Group.
OCR videos
https://adata.org/ocr-videos: a video series created by the Office of Civil Rights which explains the importance of digital accessibility.
Accessibility testing tools
https://pauljadam.com/bookmarklets.html: a useful webpage which lists links to demos and installation links for a variety of accessibility testing tools.
WAVE tool
https://wave.webaim.org/: a suite of accessibility testing tools for website development and editing.
Colour contrast analyser
https://www.tpgi.com/color-contrast-checker/: a tool to test website colors to ensure the color contrast is sufficient for readability by people with visual disabilities.
W3C web accessibility initiative tutorials
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/: a collection of tutorials to assist with the development of accessible and usable web content.
We would love to hear from you
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