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Accessible Maps and Wayfinding Tools For Low Vision

Accessible Maps and Wayfinding Tools For Low Vision

When I’m traveling or visiting a new/unfamiliar place as a person with low vision, it’s tremendously helpful to use accessible maps and wayfinding tools that can help assist me with orienting myself to my surroundings and planning routes to other areas of interest. This can…

Accessible Microsoft Sway Designs For Low Vision

Accessible Microsoft Sway Designs For Low Vision

The ultimate guide to choosing accessible Sway designs for low vision users and reading Microsoft Sway content with large print, written by a user with low vision.

How To Use High Contrast in Windows 11

How To Use High Contrast in Windows 11

How to use High Contrast mode/High contrast themes in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and how high contrast mode looks with frequently used applications. Great for users with low vision or migraines

Assistive Technology and Dressing Aids For Low Vision

Assistive Technology and Dressing Aids For Low Vision

Using assistive technology to get dressed in the morning with low vision

Organizing Hanging Storage With Vision Loss

Organizing Hanging Storage With Vision Loss

Instead of keeping items in drawers or locations with less-than-ideal lighting conditions, some people with visual impairments may prefer to use hanging storage organization tools that attach to walls, doors, or other vertical spaces. These hanging storage organizers place items within the line of sight…

How To Choose Accessible Usernames

How To Choose Accessible Usernames

I spend a lot of time in online spaces, so I often learn to identify people based on their usernames, display names, or similar account names. As someone with low vision and a print disability that makes it challenging to read standard print, accessible usernames…

My Large Print Music Binder

My Large Print Music Binder

How I organized a large print music binder with over 80 songs for college pep band as a bass clarinet player with low vision

Organizing a PhD Portfolio With Microsoft Sway

Organizing a PhD Portfolio With Microsoft Sway

How I organized my first PhD Portfolio with Microsoft Sway as a student with low vision that uses large print and responsive layouts

Using Digital 3D Models With Low Vision

Using Digital 3D Models With Low Vision

Digital 3D models can be easier to explore than 2D images, here are tips for using digital 3D models with low vision and magnification.

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

Ten tips for ensuring PowerPoint presentations are accessible for people with disabilities from the start.

Art Classes and Low Vision

Art Classes and Low Vision

Including students with vision impairment in art classes and art projects. Get ready for things to be inside and outside the lines simultaneously

How To Modify Accessible Anatomy Graphics For Low Vision

How To Modify Accessible Anatomy Graphics For Low Vision

When I first published this post in 2019, I was researching solutions on how to modify anatomy diagrams for the visually impaired (inclusive of low vision/blind) for a friend with low vision. Since then, my friend has earned their doctorate, and I’ve learned about several…