Creating accessible digital content is a critical part of supporting student success, but anyone who has worked with PDF documents knows how challenging remediation can be. Complex layouts, missing tags, and inconsistent reading order can make PDFs difficult for assistive technologies to interpret.
To address these challenges, YuJa Panorama offers an advanced solution: Structural Remediation Max, part of the Panorama Remediation Engine.
What Is Structural Remediation Max?
Structural Remediation Max is a specialized module of the Panorama platform designed to help users resolve complex accessibility issues in PDF files.
Unlike standard remediation tools that focus on basic fixes, Structural Remediation Max is positioned as a new class of PDF remediation engine capable of addressing deeper structural problems that often prevent documents from being fully accessible.
This makes it especially valuable in higher education environments, where faculty and staff frequently work with legacy documents, scanned readings, or publisher-provided PDFs.
Why Structural Remediation Matters
PDFs are widely used in teaching and learning, but they are considered notoriously non-compliant with accessibility standards due to issues like missing structure, tagging, and complex layouts.
Structural remediation focuses on correcting these underlying issues so that assistive technologies, such as screen readers, can properly interpret the content. Without this structural layer, a PDF may look accessible but lack essential functionality that would make it truly accessible.
Key Functions of Structural Remediation Max
Structural Remediation Max provides tools that go beyond surface-level fixes, enabling users to work directly with a document’s structure:
Address Complex Accessibility Challenges
The tool is specifically designed to handle advanced structural issues, including those found in highly formatted or multi-element PDFs.
Apply Logical Document Structure
Users can organize PDFs into meaningful components such as headings, paragraphs, tables, and figures—helping to establish a clear and navigable hierarchy.
Add and Refine Tags
Tagging provides semantic meaning to document elements, improving how assistive technologies interpret content. Structural Remediation Max enables users to apply and adjust tags for improved readability and accessibility.
Improve Reading Order
The tool supports reviewing and adjusting the logical reading order, ensuring that content is presented in a sequence that makes sense to screen reader users.
Visualize and Edit Structural Elements
Structural elements can be visualized and highlighted, making it easier to identify and correct issues within the document layout.
Leverage AI-Assisted Remediation
Structural Remediation Max incorporates AI to help transform complex documents into more accessible, structured formats while still allowing for human review and refinement.
A Practical Tool for Faculty and Staff
For faculty and staff, Structural Remediation Max serves as a powerful support tool when working with complex PDFs.
Instead of starting from scratch or relying solely on external software like Adobe Acrobat, faculty and staff can use Panorama Structural Remediation Max to:
- Identify structural accessibility issues in uploaded files
- Apply targeted fixes directly within the platform
- Improve compliance with accessibility standards such as WCAG
This is particularly useful for:
- Scanned and legacy documents
- Research articles with tables and figures
- Course packets or compiled PDFs
By reducing the time and technical expertise required for remediation, the tool allows users to focus more on teaching while still improving accessibility outcomes.
Note: Structural Remediation Max is currently a credit-based feature, similar to our Kaltura professional captions. One credit is used each time the Save button is clicked in the Structural Remediation Max module.
Upcoming Workshops
Information Technology is hosting workshops on Structural Remediation Max for GGC faculty and staff who would like more information or instruction on making existing PDFs more accessible.
PDF Remediation in Panorama
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
MyCourses: PDF Remediation in Panorama
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
For additional information, visit the Events calendar.
Resources
Panorama: Structural Remediation Max
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