Severity Level
Panorama shows six icons that have different labels, shapes, and colors to indicate the status of each file. Students see just one icon that indicates accessibility features are available, while faculty see the five additional icons that specify the status of the file.
Severe vs. Major
Issues flagged at the Severe and Major levels must be addressed for students to have an equitable learning experience. While the Minor level typically means there are minimal barriers and the remaining changes might not be total showstoppers, it is best to keep in mind that there is still plenty of room for improvement when the Minor range is wide, e.g. between 60% to 100%. Below are things that the higher levels typically mean for the common file types.
PDFs
Severe - Significant barriers, such as untagged or missing structure.
Major - Moderate barriers, such as an incomplete heading structure.
Word Docs
Severe - Significant barriers, such as improper heading structure, or content built with manual formatting instead of Word's built-in tools.
Major - Moderate barriers, such as a table without a marked header row.
PowerPoint Slides
Severe - Significant barriers, such as slides with no title placeholder, or content built entirely from ungrouped text boxes.
Major - Moderate barriers, such as scrambled reading order on a few slides.
Images and Video
Severe - Significant barriers, such as alt text missing entirely, or consists of just a filename.
Major - Moderate barriers, such as problematic alt text, for instance, being too long, or phrased too generically, e.g. "image" or "photo."