Category: United States Zone

  • November 11, 2024

    YuJa Website Accessibility Widget Update – November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone Middle East Zone Singapore Zone United States Zone YuJa Website Accessibility Widget

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Website Accessibility Widget instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes a new color-blind filter tailored to three common types of color blindness.

    1. Improved Web Accessibility With Color-Blind Filters
      You can now enhance the accessibility of web content in your LMS by allowing users to select from color-blind filters tailored to three common types of color blindness: Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia, addressing the diverse learning needs of your users.
      A gif showing how you can turn on and switch between different color-blind filters in the Website Accessibility Widget.
  • November 11, 2024

    YuJa SmartSpeaker AI Platform Update – November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone Middle East Zone Singapore Zone United States Zone YuJa SmartSpeaker AI Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa SmartSpeaker.AI instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes the expanded voice options, option to highlight both words and phrases during audio playing, customize highlight colors with color contrast preview, automatically scroll your content during audio playback, download an MP3 file of your selected content, and more.

    1. Customize Your Listening Experience with Expanded Voice Options
      YuJa SmartSpeaker now offers three additional voice options, giving you a wider selection of voices across different genders and tones, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your listening preferences.
      The SmartSpeaker Settings page highlighting the expanded voice options.
    2. New Option to Highlight Both Words and Phrases During Audio Playing
      In addition to highlighting individual words, YuJa SmartSpeaker can now highlight both words and phrases during audio playing. Simply enable the adaptive spotlight option in the settings to activate highlighting phrases as YuJa SmartSpeaker reads along.
      A gif showing SmartSpeaker can now highlight both words and phrases during audio playing.
    3. Customize Highlight and Font Colors with Color Contrast Previews
      You can now customize the highlight colors for words, phrases, and font colors to match your reading preferences. Additionally, you can preview the color contrast in a sample sentence before playing the audio to ensure readability.
      The SmartSpeaker Settings page highlighting the color customization and color contrast preview.
    4. Auto-Scrolling Content In Sync with Audio Playback for Easy Follow-Along
      YuJa SmartSpeaker now features an auto-scrolling option that automatically scrolls your content in sync with the audio playback, ensuring you can still follow along with the content without the need of manually scrolling through.
      A gif highlighting SmartSpeaker's auto-scrolling option that automatically scrolls your content in sync with the audio playback.
    5. Downloadable Audio Files in MP3 Format for Offline Listening
      You can now download an MP3 file of your selected content from YuJa SmartSpeaker, allowing you to listen offline on your devices and easily share the audio content with others.
      An image highlighting the button to download an MP3 file of your selected content from YuJa SmartSpeaker.
    6. YuJa SmartSpeaker Is Integrated With the Enhanced HTML Document Alternative Format
      If your institution utilizes YuJa SmartSpeaker, it will now be automatically available for you when generating an Enhanced HTML Document from the Alternative Formats menu.
      An image highlighting the usage of YuJa SmartSpeaker In Enhanced Html Format.
    7. Directly Use YuJa SmartSpeaker in the LMS Without the Extension Installed
      If Panorama is integrated into your LMS, faculty, and students will no longer need to download the Panorama Browser Extension to use YuJa SmartSpeaker. It will simply be displayed on-screen if it is enabled at the course or institution level.
      An image highlighting the usage of YuJa SmartSpeaker in Canvas after integration.

     

  • November 11, 2024

    YuJa Structural Remediation Max Add-On Platform Update – November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Structural Remediation Max Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Structural Remediation Max Add-On Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides updated interface with icons for each content element type, and the option to add alternative text to images during PDF Structural Remediation.

    1. Updated Interface with Icons for Each Content Element Type
      We’ve updated the interface to include icons for each content element type, helping you categorize different content elements and visualize the reading structure more clearly.
      The PDF Structural Remediation panel highlighting the updated interface with icons for each content element type.
    2. Add Alternative Text to Images During PDF Structural Remediation
      You can now add or change the language of the alternative text during the PDF structural remediation. Simply click the Figure tag to edit the alternative text for your image, ensuring comprehensive accessibility improvements for your PDF documents.
      An image showing you can add alternative text to images in the Edit Element window during PDF Structural Remediation.

     

  • November 11, 2024

    YuJa LMS Accessibility Designer Add-On Platform – November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa LMS Accessibility Designer

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa LMS Accessible Design Add-On Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides new option to enable necessary designer elements, specify your preferred image padding, and save your recently selected colors.

    1. New Administrator Option to Enable Necessary Designer Elements
      If you’re an administrator, you can customize which LMS Designer elements are available to faculty. Simply access your General Settings and enable the elements your institution requires to structure content more efficiently.
      The General Settings page of Panorama highlighting the option to enable necessary designer elements in the YuJa LMS Accessibility Designer.
    2. Specify Your Preferred Image Padding Within the LMS Designer
      Previously, you had to adjust image padding in the HTML code editor after embedding the image. Now, you can simply enter your desired padding during the image embedding Process in the LMS Designer.
      The YuJa LMS Accessibility Designer panel highlighting the Image Padding section.
    3. Recently Selected Colors Are Saved in the LMS Designer
      Previously, you had to manually select the color for each design element. Now, you can easily choose from your recent selections in the LMS Designer, allowing you to quickly apply your frequently used colors to different content elements.
      A gif showing how you can customize their colors and it will automatically saved as your recent color.

     

  • November 11, 2024

    YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform Update –November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone Middle East Zone Singapore Zone United States Zone YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes improved transparency of document accessibility scores, a new Power BI report template, a redesigned side bar with animated icons, the option to detect missing captions in the Video Platform’s videos, hide the To-Do List, view remediated documents and their analytics in the Course Report, and more.

     

    1. Improved Transparency of Document Accessibility Scores with Detailed Calculation Breakdown
      As an administrator, you can now view a detailed breakdown of scoring rubrics for your documents across different accessibility models. Each model’s accessibility score is calculated using specific formulas based on the number of elements scanned and the proportions of minor, major, and severe issues. Simply hover over the info icon to view the calculation formulas and sample scenarios for each model, providing greater transparency into your accessibility scores.
      The Issue Setting page highlighting the accessibility scores with detailed calculation breakdown of each accessibility modal.
    2. New Report Template for Presenting Accessibility Analytics in Power BI
      As an administrator, you can now present your accessibility analytics easily in Power BI using our LMS report template. Simply upload the template along with your exported report in a JSON format to visualize your accessibility report.
      The Report Export page highlighting the advanced options of downloading a PowerBI template.
    3. Integrate the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform With YuJa Panorama to Detect Missing Captions in Videos
      You can now easily integrate the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform with YuJa Panorama by adding an access key. After the integration is complete, any videos embedded from the Video Platform into WYSIWYG content that YuJa Panorama can scan will automatically be checked for the presence of captions. If a video has missing captions, you will receive detailed instructions on how to add auto-captions through the Video Platform.
      The Integration Settings page highlighting the Override Access Key window, where you can integrate YuJa Panorama with the Video Platform to scan the accessibility issues of your videos.
    4. Updated Sidebar Iconography with Subtle Animation Element
      Panorama’s sidebar has been redesigned with new animated icons for all menu items and improved keyboard accessibility for navigation.A gif highlighting the animated icon and expandable sidebar in Panorama.
    5. New Institution-Wide Setting to Hide the To-Do List
      If Panorama’s To-Do List is no longer required, we’ve added a new setting that allows administrators to hide it across your institution. This will ensure that any items in the To-Do List are preserved in case instructors and administrators are granted access to the feature again.
      The General Settings page highlighting the new institution-wide setting to hide the To-Do List.
    6. View Remediated Documents and Their Analytics in the Course Report
      We’ve improved our course report to provide an overview of all remediated documents within a selected course. This allows you to see remediation types, compare document scores before and after remediation, and track your file remediation history.
      The Course Report page highlighting the Remediated Documents tab, where you can view your remediated documents and their analytics.
    7. Enhanced Arrow key Navigation With NVDA Screen Reader
      We’ve updated Panorama’s screen reader compatibility with NVDA, ensuring the Alternative Formats Menu can be navigated using arrow keys. Previously, this functionality was restricted if certain NVDA settings were enabled.
      A gif showing the smooth navigation of screen reader in Panorama, allowing you to navigate through all items in the Alternative Format Menu by simply using your keyboard.
    8. Bulk Upload Users to the YuJa Panorama Roster Via CSV File Upload
      ​​As an administrator, you can now avoid the hassle of individually adding users to your YuJa Panorama roster. Update the YuJa Panorama roster by bulk uploading a CSV file containing a list of users and their required information.
      The Roster Management page highlighting the Upload Roaster tab.

     

  • November 4, 2024

    YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – November 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes integrated live proctoring sessions within the proctoring setup wizard, an updated YuJa Verity results page allowing you to switch between test-takers, a redesigned institution report and course report to provide more in-depth insights, centralized proctoring analytics in the new assessment report, and more.

     

    1. Integration of Live Proctoring Session Within Proctoring Setup Wizard
      YuJa Verity now offers a unified workflow for live and non-live proctoring setup. Previously, as an instructor, you could only create a live assessment after setting up a proctored assessment within YuJa Verity. Now, we’ve simplified the process by integrating steps for creating a live assessment within our Setup Proctoring wizard.
      An image showing the integration of Live Proctoring session within proctoring setup wizard.
    2. New “Speed-Grader” Results Page Features Ability to Flip Through All Test-Takers in a Single View
      When reviewing proctored assessments, you can now quickly switch between a test-taker’s attempts and those of others all within the same view. Simply select a test-taker from the drop-down list and their attempts to begin reviewing recordings and relevant information, including room scans, ID photos, and configuration details. Additionally, you can also filter test-taker events by flag level, allowing you to analyze the most concerning issues.
      A video highlighting centralized proctoring analytics in the new assessment report
    3. The Institution Report Offers More In-Depth Analytics to Track YuJa Verity’s Usage
      We’ve improved our institution report to offer more key metrics that administrators can utilize to track YuJa Verity’s usage over time, along with Course Analytics showcasing an overview of YuJa Verity’s usage in particular courses. Some of the analytics include:

      • A graph illustrating the attempts associated with each proctoring method. 
      • The total number of times that test-takers have attempted assessments. 
      • The total number of assessments proctored. 
      • The total number of hours proctored.

      An image showing the Institution Report in Verity.

    4. Improved Course Report Provides New Data Representations to Assess Test-Taker Performance
      The new course report offers insights into flag levels within your course, helping you assess the frequency of severe, major, and minor events flagged in assessments. Additionally, Assessment Analytics provides an overview of each assessment, showing the total number of test-takers, the number of flagged events, and the highest flag level recorded.
      An image showing the Course Report in Verity
    5. Centralized Proctoring Analytics in the New Assessment Report
      The new Assessment Report offers proctoring analytics for any assessment you wish to review. It summarizes the status of completed assessments, the number of test-takers marked with Severe, Major, or Minor events, and access detailed analytics for individual test-takers.
      An image of the Assessment Report in Verity.
    6. Modernized Video Player Interface with Redesigned Progress Bar and Icons
      With the modernized video player, you can now view test-takers’ recordings with a redesigned progress bar and icons, making it easier to navigate through the content and quickly access key moments in the recordings.An image showing the updated video player in Verity.
    7. YuJa Verity Mobile Lockdown App Support for Blackboard
      Building on our support for proctored assessments on mobile devices in D2L Brightspace and Moodle, test-takers can now take proctored assessments in Blackboard on their mobile devices.
      An image showing test-takers can now take proctored assessments in Blackboard on their mobile devices.
    8. Enhanced Guidance for Screen Sharing in the YuJa Verity Lockdown App
      We’ve added a how-to video in the YuJa Verity Lockdown app setup process to help test-takers resolve issues related to screen setup for assessments.
      An image highlighting the how-to video in the YuJa Verity Lockdown app setup process.
    9. Resolved Session Time-Outs During Assessments in Blackboard
      Previously, test-takers experienced session time-outs when accessing assessments on Blackboard. Now, we’ve resolved this issue, and test-takers can expect questions to appear within a few seconds.
    10. System Check No longer Required for Exempted Test-Takers
      Previously, exempted test-takers were required to undergo a system check before taking an assessment in the Lockdown app. Now, we’ve resolved this issue, and they can proceed to an assessment without any restriction.
      An image highlighting the exemption list in the proctoring set up page.
    11. Canvas Instructors Can Grade Proctored Assessments Without Requiring the YuJa Verity Browser Extension
      Canvas instructors no longer need to download the YuJa Verity Browser Extension to grade proctored assessments. They can directly click on their assessment within the YuJa Verity Platform, allowing them to grade results on a wider range of browsers and devices, including Safari and iPads.
      An image highlighting the speed grader inside a course page in Canvas.

     

  • October 25, 2024

    YuJa Engage Student Response System Update – October 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa Engage Student Response System

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release includes multiple rich-text styling options for question titles, new activity reports for creators, and geofence location configuration in administrator accounts.

     

    1. Add Rich-Text Styling to Question Titles
      With our new rich-text editor, you can now customize the styling of question titles for a unique appearance across both web and mobile versions of YuJa Engage. Some of these styles include:

      • Bold, underline, and italicize words
      • Adjust the font color
      • Highlight text

      The poll creation page shows the rich-text styling in question titles.

    2. New Creator’s Activity Report – View Analytics of Your Activities
      As a creator, you can now access detailed reports of your personal activities, including analytics for standalone activities and those published in courses. Additionally, you can gain insights into participant engagement by reviewing reports for individual activities.
      The creator's Activity Report page shows the analytics of their activities.
    3. Set Up the Default Geofence Locations for Your Institution
      As an administrator, you can now set up multiple geofence locations for your entire institution, allowing attendance creators to select from a predefined list of locations.
      The setting page of YuJa Engage highlights the Configure button under the Geofenced Locations.

     

  • October 4, 2024

    YuJa EqualGround Website Accessibility Scanning Platform Update – October 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone United States Zone YuJa EqualGround Accessibility Governance Platform

    The release provides real-time accessibility integration with WordPress and Drupal, comprehensive insights into accessibility issues, a new Performance Report metric, use AutoPilot.AI to propose fixes for entire web pages, disable websites from being scanned, at-a-glance accessibility scores for documents, and assign one-time credits to scan pages.

     

    1. Real-Time Accessibility Integration for WordPress and Drupal CMS Including AutoPilot.AI
      If you’re an administrator, you can now integrate your YuJa EqualGround Platform into WordPress and Drupal to detect accessibility issues in real time as you create websites. In addition, you will have complete access to AutoPilot to help suggest fixes for issues as they’re found.
      YuJa EqualGround is shown launched within WordPress.
    2. Comprehensive Insights on Issues: What They Mean and Why They Matter
      YuJa EqualGround scans for over 100 potential issues, and we understand that you may not be familiar with each one. To simplify things, when an issue is detected, we now provide concise summaries explaining its significance and why resolving it is important.
      A modal explaining why a particular issue is important to resolve.
    3. New Performance Report Metric: Speed Index
      We’ve introduced a new Performance Report metric, the Speed Index, which measures how quickly content becomes visually available during page load.
      The performance report shows the speed index summary card.
    4. Use AutoPilot.AI to Help Propose Fixes for Entire Web Pages
      In our previous release, we introduced the option to select an issue and for AutoPilot.AI to suggest how to fix it. Now, you can streamline the process by running AutoPilot.AI across an entire web page, allowing you to review all proposed fixes for accessibility issues at once.
      Proposed fixes are shown for an entire web page.
    5. Disable Websites from Being Scanned
      If you’re looking to pause recurring scans for specific websites, you can now disable those sites from being scanned by YuJa EqualGround.
      A table shows several websites that are disabled.
    6. At-a-Glance Accessibility Scores for Documents Detected on Web Pages
      When reviewing a document scan of a web page, detected files will display an accessibility score next to them, allowing you to prioritize and address the most concerning documents first.
      The YuJa Accessibility icon is shown.
    7. Assign One-Time Credits to Page Scans
      In one-off cases where you require more credits than your monthly limit for page scans, you can contact your Client Success Manager to add additional credits that will remain on YuJa EqualGround until used.

     

  • October 2, 2024

    YuJa AccessNotes.AI Notetaking Platform Update – September 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone Middle East Zone Singapore Zone United States Zone YuJa AccessNotes Note-Taking Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa AccessNotes.AI Notetaking Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes a new report for AccessNotes, the option to create tags, minimize background noise, record the audio of browser tabs, use Gen AI to create a text-based summary of audio notes, and the option to enable captions.

    1. New In-Depth Reporting for AccessNotes to View Key Analytics
      AccessNotes Report allows administrators to track key analytics and provides insights into the number of uploads, transcripts generated, and summaries created.
      The AccessNotes report shows key analytics and a graph showing its use over time.
    2. Create Tags to Highlight Significant Moments
      Content Creators can add descriptive tags to their notes, highlighting key areas of interest and expanding on important points while reviewing their notes. Tags are also timestamped and can be color-coded to help organize notes.
      On the left side of the audio player, the option to add tags with a text editor is shown.
    3. Minimize Background Audio Using AI-Powered Noise Reduction
      AccessNotes uses an AI noise reduction algorithm to help reduce unwanted background noise from your notes, ensuring clear audio playback.
      The option to enable noise reduction is shown in the Audio Player.
    4. Record the Audio Output of Browser Tabs
      Content creators now have the option to select a browser tab and capture its audio. This feature can also be paired with external microphones, allowing audio capture from both the browser tab and the microphone.
      The options to record screen audio is shown.
    5. Use Gen AI to Create a Text-Based Summary of Your Notes
      Gen AI can be used to turn long-form audio notes into a text-based summary to highlight key moments.
      A summary of the audio note is shown using Gen AI.
    6. Enable Captions to Follow Along with Audio Notes
      AccessNotes can now convert its AI-generated transcriptions into captions, providing an easier experience for following along with audio content.
      Captions for the audio are shown in the audio player.
  • October 1, 2024

    YuJa Accessibility AutoPilot.AI Update – September 2024

    Australia Zone Canada Zone European Union Zone Middle East Zone Singapore Zone United States Zone YuJa AutoPilot AI Platform

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Accessibility AutoPilot.AI instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes a new wizard to customize the scope of AutoPilot.AI, the option to see a history of past scans, and a new accessibility check to resolve reading order issues.

    1. New Wizard to Customize Depth and Scope of Accessibility AutoPilot.AI
      In previous updates, we enhanced Accessibility AutoPilot.AI with the ability to remediate entire courses. We’ve now taken this functionality a step further by introducing a dedicated wizard setup page where administrators and instructors will be able to select specific file types and issues to address before running AutoPilot. Once AutoPilot runs, a real-time view of the issues being resolved will be shown.
      AutoPilot shows documents that have been remediated in a course.
    2. View a History of Courses Accessibility AutoPilot.AI Has Remediated
      Accessibility AutoPilot.AI now features a new History tab, allowing administrators to review all previously remediated courses. This tab provides detailed insights, showing the number of files remediated in each course and offering a comparison between the original and updated scores after remediation.
      A list of courses shown remediated with AutoPilot.
    3. New Accessibility Check for Remediating the Reading Order of PDF Documents
      We’ve enhanced Accessibility AutoPilot.AI’s capabilities to remediate the reading order of PDF documents to ensure accessibility tools, such as screen readers, can understand the flow of content.
      The option to fix a reading order issue with AutoPilot.