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title: "YuJa Panorama Scoring Rubric Changes"
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## Overview

The scoring model that YuJa Panorama uses to grade course content for accessibility will be changing as of **May 12th, 2026. **The new model will grade files more strictly and not factor in the proportion of elements with accessibility issues, leading to an overall **20-30% decrease **in accessibility scores. The actual number of accessibility issues will not change, but the way they are judged will. These changes will apply to courses starting in **Summer 2026.**

While this change may be abrupt, YuJa Panorama’s tools make it easy to quickly fix accessibility issues and get your scores back up. Accessible course content does not only comply with Colorado state law, but it also creates an inclusive environment where students and staff alike can succeed.

## Scoring Models

### Weighted (current as of February 2026)

Our current weighted model assigns different scores to accessibility issues of varying severity. It then weighs the number of elements with accessibility issues against the total number of elements in the document.

This model has proven to be very lenient, giving 90%+ scores to files with hundreds of accessibility issues. This is misleading for both staff and instructors, who become discouraged or simply believe the file is already accessible, and students who now face unchecked accessibility issues.

- **Minor: **1 point.
- **Major: **2 points.
- **Severe: **5 points.

### Strict Detraction (new)

We will be switching to the Strict Detraction model. Accessibility scores are calculated based on assigning documents a base score of 100 and deducting points according to the weight of each issue. Think of it like Panorama is grading the document as you would an essay. While this model is more strict than the Weighted model, it better reflects the number of accessibility issues present in the document. 

- **Minor: **1 point.
- **Major: **3 points.
- **Severe: **10 points (or a letter grade).

### Comparison

The below table shows six documents with varying numbers of accessibility issues graded by both scoring models. The Strict Detraction model’s scores are more variable and usually lower than the Weighted model.

| **Scenario** | **Weighted** | **Strict Detraction** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Low elements, some issues, no severe | 91% | 91% |
| High elements, many issues, many severe | 86% | 0% |
| Low-medium elements, some issues, no severe | 88% | 55% |
| Medium elements, many issues, no severe | 36% | 0% |
| Low elements, some issues,  many severe | 59% | 46% |
| Medium elements, many issues, no severe | 79% | 0% |
| **Average** | **73%** | **32**% |

## What You Can Do

While the sudden decrease in accessibility scores may be overwhelming at first, YuJa Panorama lets you quickly fix many of the issues that will be judged more harshly. Ensuring that your course content is accessible in advance will reduce the impact of the upcoming rubric changes.

### Fix Issue

YuJa Panorama’s accessibility checking tools offer fast and easy solutions for fixing your course files.

1. Select the **colored accessibility badge **next to the filename to open the Accessibility Report.
2. Select the **Fix This Document **button at the bottom right to fix issues.
3. Choose whether you want to fix issues with Guided Remediation or upload a new version of the file.
  1. If uploading a file, select Choose File or drag and drop a file into the box.
4. If using Guided Remediation, change any settings in the first issue as needed and then choose **Select Fix **or **Update Fix **to move to the next issue.
  1. **NOTE: **Checking the box labeled **Add change to all instances of this issue **will apply the changes to any similar issue in the file. This can greatly reduce time needed to fix a file.
5. Once all changes are made, review the changes and select the **Apply Fixes to Document **button. The document will reprocess and show the new accessibility score.

![The Accessibility Report showing the document on the left side and a preview of the accessibility issues on the right.](media://09f41e12-ccdc-466e-96f2-e86b09f5457a)

## Conclusion

While this upcoming change may seem like an additional hassle, the new scoring model will push digital accessibility to the forefront. Using Panorama’s built-in tools to speed up your workflow means quickly and efficiently creating an academic environment where all can succeed.