Welcome to the Accessibility Guide for Faculty

Creating accessible course content ensures that all students can fully engage with learning materials and reflects St. Petersburg College’s commitment to inclusive, high-quality education. In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s digital accessibility initiative, SPC is working toward full compliance by April 24, 2026, with a goal for every course to achieve and maintain an accessibility score of 90% or higher.

• SPC uses YuJa Panorama, an integrated Canvas tool, to identify accessibility issues and provide remediation options directly within courses.
• This guide explains how to check your accessibility score, interpret results, and efficiently address common issues.
• The IDEAS team offers open labs, webinars, and individualized support throughout the semester to help faculty meet accessibility expectations with confidence.

Getting Started with Yuja Panorama

This video provides an overview of the proposed accessibility workflow using Yuja Panorama located directly in your Canvas course.

Start with Your Course Report

The Overall Accessibility Score in YuJa Panorama reflects the percentage of course content that meets accessibility standards based on automated scans of pages, files, media, and other instructional materials. It provides a high-level snapshot of how accessible your course is overall and helps provide a glimpse for instructors as to which items need remediation.

Canvas Content Remediation Decision Tree

The Canvas Content Remediation Decision Tree is designed to guide instructors step by step through the process of fixing accessibility issues identified in their course content. By asking a series of simple questions, it helps users determine the type of content they are working with (such as documents, images, videos, or web pages) and directs them to the most appropriate remediation strategy or support resource.

Recommended Workflow

Follow this recommended workflow to efficiently remediate accessibility issues and raise every item to over a 90% as well as your course’s Overall Accessibility Score 90% or higher.

1. Work Through Your Modules First

Navigate to Modules and review each item one at a time.

• Focus on the YuJa icon next to each item
• Red or yellow icons indicate accessibility issues
• Use Panorama’s Fix Issue or remediation guidance to resolve problems

Goal: Every item in Modules should display a green YuJa icon.

2. Recheck Your Course Report

Once all items in Modules are green, return to the Course Report and refresh the page. In many cases, this step alone will raise your course above the 90% threshold.

3. Clean Up the Files Area (If Needed)

If your score is still below 90%, navigate to Files.

Accessibility Resources by Content Type

This section provides file-specific guidance to help you identify and fix accessibility issues across common content types used in Canvas.
Click on a content type below to access step-by-step resources, best practices, and remediation support.

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  📄 PDF Accessibility
  
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  📊 PowerPoint Accessibility
  
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  📝 Word Document Accessibility
  
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  📈 Excel Accessibility
  
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  🔧 Interactive Content Accessibility
  
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  ⚠️ Yuja Troubleshoot Guide