How does Panorama work?
Instructors will see accessibility scores applied to files and HTML pages in their site, along with instructions on how to successfully remediate the content.
Students can apply changes to how content is displayed to make pages easier to read and understand.
What are the technical requirements to use Panorama?
The most recent version of a browser will be the most useful in order to use Panorama. Users may also need to add the Panorama Browser Extension for access to all features of the tool. Technical details are offered in this article.
For D2L, Panorama is supported in the following browsers.
- Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
Note: Panorama is no longer supported in Internet Explorer.
Accessibility Features Panorama Checks
Click on the tabs below to select the different features that are checked by Panorama:
Panorama's Accessibility Checklists
PDF Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| The document is encrypted |
Severe |
| The document's heading structure goes beyond six levels |
Minor |
| The document heading structure does not start at one |
Major |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background |
Major |
| The document is malformed |
Severe |
| The item does not have an alternative description |
Major |
| The document does not have any headings |
Major |
| The language set is not specified for this content |
Minor |
| Table does not have a header |
Major |
| The document is missing a title |
Major |
| Check reading order |
Minor |
| The document is scanned |
Severe |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points |
Minor |
| The PDF is untagged |
Major |
DOC Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| The document's heading structure goes beyond six levels |
Minor |
| This element should be formatted as a list |
Minor |
| The document heading structure does not start at one |
Major |
| The hyperlink text is not descriptive |
Minor |
| The image is not inline with the text |
Minor |
| The document does not have the correct language set |
Minor |
| Text should not be justified |
Minor |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background |
Major |
| The document is malformed |
Severe |
| The item does not have an alternative description |
Major |
| The document does not have any headings |
Major |
| Table does not have a header |
Major |
| The language set is not specified for this content |
Minor |
| The document is missing a title |
Major |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points |
Minor |
DOCX Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| The document's heading structure goes beyond six levels |
Minor |
| This element should be formatted as a list |
Minor |
| The document heading structure does not start at one |
Major |
| The hyperlink text is not descriptive |
Minor |
| The image is not inline with the text |
Minor |
| The document does not have the correct language set |
Minor |
| Text should not be justified |
Minor |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background |
Major |
| The document is malformed |
Severe |
| The item does not have an alternative description |
Major |
| The document does not have any headings |
Major |
| Table does not have a header |
Major |
| The language set is not specified for this content |
Minor |
| The document is missing a title |
Major |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points |
Minor |
HTML Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| This element should be formatted as a list |
Minor |
| This link should have a descriptive title |
Minor |
| Adjacent links contain the same URL |
Minor |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background |
Major |
| The item does not have an alternative description |
Major |
| This page is missing a header |
Major |
| Table does not have a caption |
Major |
| Table does not have a header |
Major |
| Table does not contain content |
Major |
| The document's heading structure is not properly nested |
Minor |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points |
Minor |
| This YouTube video does not have human-generated captions |
Major |
| This Vimeo video does not have human-generated captions |
Major |
| The item file name should not be the alternative description |
Major |
| Alternative description longer than 120 characters |
Major |
| The item should not have placeholder text as an alternative description |
Major |
|
GIF Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| This GIF has an increased risk of inducing seizures |
Major |
| The document is malformed |
Severe |
XLXS Checklist
| Issue Name |
Default Issue Severity |
| The hyperlink text is not descriptive |
Minor |
| Insufficient contrast between foreground text and background |
Major |
| The document is malformed |
Severe |
| Table does not have a header |
Major |
| Sheet does not have text in cell A1 |
Major |
| The document is missing a title |
Major |
| The font size is smaller than 9 points |
Minor |
| The item does not have an alternative description |
Major |