Purpose
Panorama is an accessibility tool that promotes inclusivity for all learners and is integrated into our learning management system, Canvas. Note that Panorama replaces the previous, similar tool Ally (starting in January, 2025), but with added functionality.
Description
Faculty can interact with Panorama features from within their Canvas courses to run accessibility reports, fix accessibility issues, and even improve the accessibility of documents.
All SRJC Canvas users, including students can utilize a feature of Panorama to retrieve alternative file formats to meet their individual needs.
How to Use
Accessing Alternative Formats of Documents
Panorama is turned on for all Canvas pages. All users, whether faculty or students can access the alternative formats feature by clicking on an Alternative Formats icon to the right of the title of a linked document. A menu will appear with a list of available formats.
Accessibility Score Icons
As with Ally, Panorama displays Accessibility Score Icons for a quick reference of accessibility compliance. Instructors can view these accessibility scores for courses and documents, and also view a list of popular downloads.
For a detailed breakdown of the Accessibility score, click on the Accessibility icon. Next, click on the Accessibility Report tab to open the full Accessibility Report for the item.
Course Reports
To access a report of your course(s), activate the Panorama menu item in your course navigation, by clicking on the Settings menu link in your course navigation, and then clicking on the Navigation tab. Drag up the Panorama item to the top area for activated menu items and then Save.
Clicking on the Panorama navigation item with open up a report of your course.
Help and Documentation
Detailed tutorials on Panorama will be coming soon.
Support
To request Help, submit a support ticket with DE Support in Service Desk Plus.
