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Zine Accessibility and Low Vision

Zine Accessibility and Low Vision

I started learning about zine accessibility when one of my favorite cooking blogs released a zine filled with several different recipes that I was excited to try, which had been made available both as a print and a digital copy that I downloaded from their…

How To Create Image Descriptions For Red Carpet Looks

How To Create Image Descriptions For Red Carpet Looks

I started following the Met Gala and a few other fashion events a few years ago when vibrant colors started to make a comeback on red carpet outfits. I love getting to see all of the bold fabrics, patterns, and unique silhouettes from different designers…

How To Create A Custom Android Home Screen With Microsoft Launcher

How To Create A Custom Android Home Screen With Microsoft Launcher

I’ve been designing my own custom Android home screens for over ten years now, and first started exploring the concept of making Android phones easier to use with low vision when I was a sophomore in high school. My first custom home screen design featured…

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Keyboards

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Keyboards

While many people associate assistive technology with specialized devices that are expensive or hard to find, many mainstream technology devices have started supporting accessibility features and built-in assistive technology that can make specialty tools more financially and publicly accessible for all. I spend a large…

My Ideas For Improving Alt Text Features On Social Media

My Ideas For Improving Alt Text Features On Social Media

I was quoted in the Wall Street Journal talking about how I would improve existing alt text features on Twitter and other social media. While the actual quote is only a sentence long, I have many other thoughts on improving alt text features on social…

How To Create Helpful Visual Descriptions For Visually Impaired Audiences

How To Create Helpful Visual Descriptions For Visually Impaired Audiences

At many of the recent events I have attended, I’ve noticed that the speakers have been including visual descriptions of themselves when introducing themselves, to be more inclusive of visually impaired audiences. While I know some people don’t believe visual descriptions are necessary, I personally…

How To Access Images Without Alt Text

How To Access Images Without Alt Text

Free options for blind/low vision users that can help with accessing online images that do not contain alt text or image descriptions that can be read by a screen reader

Digital Accessibility and Chronic Pain

Digital Accessibility and Chronic Pain

Even though I have lived with a chronic pain condition for many years, it wasn’t until recently that I fully realized how my condition influences how I interact with websites, applications, and other digital content, and how there aren’t many resources available that talk about…

How I Optimize My Website For Cognitive Accessibility

How I Optimize My Website For Cognitive Accessibility

As someone who regularly writes about assistive technology and accessibility, I have taken a lot of steps to ensure that my content is accessible to as many audiences as possible- not just people with low vision or blindness. One of the areas I have been…

Seven Myths About Alt Text

Seven Myths About Alt Text

I’ve had a lot of conversations with people on social media about alt text, including common myths about alt text and how to write alt text. Alt text isn’t really talked about a lot, and many people have misconceptions about what it does or how…

How To Create Accessible Pie Charts For Low Vision

How To Create Accessible Pie Charts For Low Vision

One of the most popular topics in the accessibility space right now is accessible data visualizations and how to make graphs and charts accessible for people with vision loss- inclusive of blind, low vision, and visual impairment. Since this is such an emerging space, a…

How To Write Alt Text For Color Palettes

How To Write Alt Text For Color Palettes

I’ve been working with a lot of different color palettes lately as I’ve been redecorating my room, helping a friend redecorate their room, and also working on other web and graphic design projects. Color palettes are an essential tool for helping to organize color information…

Writing Media Descriptions For Current Events: My Talk At Protest Access-A-Thon

Writing Media Descriptions For Current Events: My Talk At Protest Access-A-Thon

This weekend, I had the opportunity to give a flash talk about writing media descriptions for current events as part of the Protest Access-a-Thon, an event hosted by a group called Protest Access that focuses on making content related to protests and current events accessible…

Why Everyone Should Design For Chiari Malformation: My Talk At ID24 2020

Why Everyone Should Design For Chiari Malformation: My Talk At ID24 2020

Recently, I had the opportunity to give a talk at the Inclusive Design 24 Conference (ID24) called “Why Everyone Should Design For Chiari Malformation,” in honor of Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. This talk was especially meaningful for me, as I ended up giving it the…

How To Create Accessible Workspaces For Chiari Malformation

How To Create Accessible Workspaces For Chiari Malformation

The first time someone asked me if there was anything they could do to make my workspace more accessible for my chronic illness/brain condition, I wasn’t sure what to say, as I had never considered how it could influence how I configure my desk or…