Panorama features several advanced remediation utilities that are available to Kutztown University faculty and staff called AutoPilot and Structural Remediation. Because there is a cost associated with using these tools, training is required first before you can be given access to these tools. Only faculty and staff will be given access to these tools.

Take the Training for Access

In order to use these tools, you must take a training for the tools and pass a quiz. The training is online via a D2L course called Accessibility 101. To self-enroll in this course and take the training:

  1. Log into D2L.
  2. Select "Discover" in the top navigation.
  3. Find the "Accessibility 101" course and click on "Enroll in Course."
  4. You should now be able to open the course. It will be listed on the D2L homepage under "My courses."
  5. Navigate to the course's Content section. There will be a module called "Panorama and DocHub."
  6. Under that module will be a submodule called "AutoPilot and Structural Remediation." Watch the video titled "Panorama AutoPilot and Structural Remediation Training."
  7. Once you have watched the video, a quiz should appear called "AutoPilot and Structural Remediation Quiz." Take the quiz. You can take the quiz as many times as you want.
  8. Once you have scored at least 80% on the quiz, email digitalaccessibility@kutztown.edu with your results and you will be given access to the tools.

 If you have any questions, email digitalaccessibility@kutztown.edu.

AutoPilot

AutoPilot is an AI-powered tool that attempts to automatically resolve most accessibility issues in a document.

In D2L, AutoPilot can be run on a single document by opening the accessibility report and clicking Launch. Not all documents will recommend running AutoPilot.

AutoPilot can be run on an entire course by the Digital Accessibility Coordinator upon request. This approach is not recommended, as it will consume one credit per document scanned and will attempt to scan all documents in the course. A Digital Accessibility Liaison or the Digital Accessibility Coordinator will be able to answer questions about coursewide remediation. 



When to Use AutoPilot

AutoPilot usage is limited by credits. Remediating one document costs one credit (roughly equivalent to $1.17), whether it is scanned individually or via a course scan. As such, it is best to run AutoPilot on a per-document basis.


Panorama uses color-coded icons to indicate accessibility status. AutoPilot will be most useful on documents with low (yellow triangle icon) or very low (red pentagon icon) accessibility scores.


Faculty should consider using AutoPilot when setting up a new course. This should be done before copying content to a new semester or alternate section to prevent creating redundant work. Note that remediated files will be copied when performing a course copy. This means that faculty do not need to run AutoPilot again in a copied course.

When Not to Use AutoPilot

Because AutoPilot is a limited resource, it should only be used when appropriate. It is recommended to refrain from using AutoPilot in the following examples:

  • When working with previously remediated files. AutoPilot will not find or resolve additional issues on a “second pass.”
  • When working on documents that already have high accessibility scores (green hexagon icon), AutoPilot is not recommended.

Structural Remediation

Structural Remediation is a powerful tool that attempts to make PDFs more accessible by reconstructing them with proper reading order and tags to improve screen reader accessibility. Like AutoPilot, this resource is limited by credits. Remediating one document with Structural Remediation costs one credit or $1.17 per document.  



When to Use Structural Remediation

It is recommended that Structural Remediation should be used to resolve severe issues only after using the remediation tools in Microsoft Office (if the document was created in an Office application) and the accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat (if the document is scanned or if an original, editable document is not available).


Panorama will recommend Structural Remediation when it detects severe accessibility issues with a PDF.

When Not to Use Structural Remediation

Structural Remediation is not recommended in the following examples:

  • Structural Remediation is intended only for PDF documents that cannot otherwise be made accessible. Structural Remediation cannot be used on documents that are not PDFs.
  • Structural Remediation should only be run once per file.