The Canvas Accessibility Service provides tools for instructors, instructional support staff, and students to ensure course content in Canvas meets digital accessibility standards and offers equitable access to learners with disabilities.
This service uses Panorama, an industry-leading accessibility add-on by YuJa. Panorama offers tools to check, improve, and create accessible content directly within Canvas.
Learn more about the Canvas Accessibility Service Rollout as part of the Digital Accessibility Strategic Initiative.
Training and Resources
Learn more about how to use Panorama in Canvas and how to make course content accessible.
Instructors and Instructional Support Staff
Get started with available resources:
- Panorama for Instructors
- Learn more in our Canvas Accessibility with Panorama course
Students
Get started with available resources:
Canvas Sub-account Admins
All Canvas sub-account admins will automatically have a Panorama Instructor role in any courses they have access to. Sub-account Admins who support instruction can use Panorama to review course-level reporting and find and remediate issues in courses where they are added.
Some Canvas sub-account admins will be designated as Panorama Sub-Admins in order to manage accessibility reporting in their unit. Get started with available resources:
Benefits and Features
Panorama gives everyone tools to improve the accessibility of digital learning within Canvas.
- Instructors and Instructional Support Staff can:
- Improve Canvas content accessibility with integrated tools
- Improve attached file accessibility with integrated tools
- Understand accessibility status across your courses and over time with reporting
- Generate inclusive content formats of course materials for your students
- Students can:
- Generate alternative formats of course materials independently
- Empower your learning by adapting course materials to your needs
- Panorama features include:
- Accessibility Reports for courses and groups of courses
- Accessibility Scores for Canvas content and attached files
- Remediation guidance and tools for Canvas content and attached files
- Tools for PDF accessibility
- Alternative Formats generator for students and instructors
- DocHub to improve or convert additional documents for students and instructors
- Features not included at U-M:
- AutoPilot AI
- Website Accessibility Widget
- Access Notes
- Accessible Design Tool
Get Help
For general questions about Panorama, please contact the ITS Service Center.
For additional support, please contact ITS Canvas Accessibility.